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Major Railway Trestle Bridge Fire in Alberta
Read more: Major Railway Trestle Bridge Fire in AlbertaPolice in Mayerthorpe, AB, said the re that destroyed the CN Rail trestle bridge started under suspicious circumstances, according to CBC Wednesday. The re is the fifth the local RCMP detachment has been called to in the past 30 days. Crews responded to 17 res locally in the last seven days, all wildland or grass…
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Japan Log and Lumber Imports: Canada and US 2015
Read more: Japan Log and Lumber Imports: Canada and US 2015There was little change last year in Japan’s import volumes of North American lumber, and of US logs, according to Japan Lumber Journal Friday. Japan’s imports of Canadian logs, however, dropped significantly in both volumes and values. Volumes of Japan’s imports of US logs increased by 7.9 per cent in 2015 compared to the previous…
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FPAC Major Climate Change Announcement
Read more: FPAC Major Climate Change AnnouncementOn the morning of Monday, May 2, the Forest Products Association of Canada will be making a major announcement pertaining to the environment. New FPAC CEO Derek Nighbor will be launching a national initiative related to climate change. FPAC will be hosting a media conference call at 1 pm EST on Monday to speak to…
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US Home Rentals, Sales, Prices: March 2016
Read more: US Home Rentals, Sales, Prices: March 2016Americans paid more to rent homes last month, but broader measures suggest that the surging increases of prior years have moderated in much of the country. Real estate data firm Zillow said Friday that the median US monthly rent rose a seasonally adjusted 2.6 per cent in March from a year ago, to US$1,389. That…
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US Home Rentals, Sales, Prices: March 2016
Read more: US Home Rentals, Sales, Prices: March 2016Americans paid more to rent homes last month, but broader measures suggest that the surging increases of prior years have moderated in much of the country. Real estate data firm Zillow said Friday that the median US monthly rent rose a seasonally adjusted 2.6 per cent in March from a year ago, to US$1,389. That…
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Canada, US Railways Report: 1Q 2016
Read more: Canada, US Railways Report: 1Q 2016Canadian Pacific Railway, out of Calgary, AB, Wednesday reported 1Q 2016 earnings of $540 million, or $3.51 per diluted share, up from a pro t of $320 million, or $1.92 per diluted share a year ago. Railways Quarterly Results Canadian Pacific also reported that its operating ratio, which tracks operating expenses as a percentage of…
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USW Files Lockout Notice
Read more: USW Files Lockout NoticeThe United Steelworkers Local 1-85, out of Port Alberni on British Columbia’s Vancouver Island have “laid a lockout complaint with the Labour Relations Board against Western Forest Products, which we are working through submissions and hope to get a hearing as early as next week,” said the USW’s Norm Mcleod to Madison’s in an email…
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Wildfire Season Incredibly Early Start: Canada, US
Read more: Wildfire Season Incredibly Early Start: Canada, USThe BC Wildfire Service has responded to 45 new wildfires in northeast British Columbia over a two-day period, the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations said on Tuesday. Early Wildfire Season 2016: Canada and US Canada The ministry said in a statement on Tuesday evening that the BC Wilfire Service has responded to…
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Potential Forest Products Industry Labour Problems: BC West Coast
Read more: Potential Forest Products Industry Labour Problems: BC West CoastBritish 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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Potential Forest Products Industry Labour Problems: BC West Coast
Read more: Potential Forest Products Industry Labour Problems: BC West CoastBritish 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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US Construction: March 2016
Read more: US Construction: March 2016Construction input prices rose on a monthly basis in March for the rst time in nine months according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Producer Price Index. Input prices expanded 0.9 per cent on a monthly basis in March but are still down 3.4 per cent…
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WorkSafeBC Fines
Read more: WorkSafeBC FinesPrince 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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WorkSafeBC Fines
Read more: WorkSafeBC FinesPrince 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
Read more: Wynndel CompletesCanfor 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
Read more: Alberta Lumber Production 2015Economic 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…
