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Potential Forest Products Industry Labour Problems: BC West Coast
British Columbia west coast forest products industry labour problems TSE:WEF: http://www.westernforest.com/ http://islandtimberlands.com/ “We have laid a lockout complaint with the Labour Relations Board,” United Steelworkers Union to @LumberNews today. More in tomorrow’s issue of your Madison’s Lumber Reporter.
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WorkSafeBC Fines
Prince George, BC, sawmill Carrier Lumber Ltd. has been fined $30,000 for high accumulations of hazardous dust, said WorkSafeBC Thursday. WorkSafeBC posted the fine in January, according to an online posting at the agency’s website, after the potentially combustible material was found on cable trays under machine centres; in the merchandising area (especially in the…
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Wynndel Completes
Canfor Corporation, out of Vancouver, BC, announced Friday that, further to its news release dated January 21, 2016, it has completed the acquisition of the assets of Wynndel Box & Lumber Ltd. located in the Creston Valley, BC.
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Alberta Lumber Production 2015
Economic output by Alberta’s forest sector grew in 2015, marking the fourth consecutive year of increases, said the Alberta Forest Products Association Monday. The forestry sector saw the value of its products rise by 5 per cent – or $150 million – last year, following growth of 8 per cent in 2014, 14 per cent…
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Sawmill Fires
An early morning sawmill fire kept crews at the McBain Community Fire Department busy at the Biewer Sawmill in Missaukee County, MI, Tuesday morning. They found the dust collection system caught fire and was spreading. Crews say they were able to put the fire out quickly. In Colorado, Mountain View Fire Rescue and Boulder Rural…
