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Canada Housing Starts
Read more: Canada Housing StartsCanadian housing starts rose more than expected in February, data released on Monday showed. The seasonally adjusted annualized rate of housing starts rose to 192,094 units last month from a upwardly revised 180,481 in January, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp said. Housing Starts, Canada The quantity of new homes on which construction began exceeded…
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Port Metro Vancouver “Action Plan”
Read more: Port Metro Vancouver “Action Plan”The federal and BC governments and Port Metro Vancouver announced late a 14-point plan to resolve an ongoing strike by container-truck drivers they say has severely impacted the national economy. The port is now expected to consult with the industry and plans to implement the reforms by June 15. Among the 14 points is a…
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Ainsworth, LP Adjust Timing
Read more: Ainsworth, LP Adjust TimingAinsworth Lumber, based in Vancouver, BC, and Louisiana-Pacific, out of Nashville, TN, announced Tuesdsay that as a result of continued discussions, they have amended the previously announced timing agreements with each of the Canadian Competition Bureau and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice . The companies will provide14 days written notice before…
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Stella Jones Reports
Read more: Stella Jones ReportsMontreal, QC’s, Stella-Jones earned $19.7 million, or 29 cents per diluted share, for the three-month period ending December 31, the company announced Friday. This compared to $16.5 million, or 25 cents per share, in the same period a year ago. Sales increased to $211.9 million, from $159.3 million a year earlier. The sales included $49.3…
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West Fraser Acquires
Read more: West Fraser AcquiresWest Fraser Timber, out of Vancouver, BC, has acquired Travis Lumber Co’s sawmill and lumber manufacturing operations based in Mansfield, AR, the company announced Monday. In 2013, Travis Lumber’s sawmill produced more than 100 million board feet of lumber. West Fraser said it plans to invest additional capital in the mill and grow capacity to…
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Canada-Korea Trade Deal
Read more: Canada-Korea Trade DealCanada Lumber Exports The Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement concluded in Seoul on Tuesday by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and South Korean President Park Geun-hye, has both countries pledging to eliminate duties on 98 per cent of all goods. More than nine years and 14 bargaining rounds in the making, the deal offers what Harper called…
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Lumber News Archives: June 2012
Read more: Lumber News Archives: June 2012Rail Transportation Statistics ; Madison’s Timber Preview ; AFPA First Quarter ; Japan Housing Starts ; 14-Storey Wood Framed Building ; Canadian Industrial Capacity Utilization Rates ; 2006 SLA Arbitration Final Filings Engineered Wood ; BC Timber Supply Committee Update ; Canada Housing Starts ; Flooding ; Insurance Bureau of Canada’s Weather Research ; Merritt,…
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Lumber News Archives: May 2012
Read more: Lumber News Archives: May 2012Forestry, Paper, and Packaging ; Madison’s Timber Preview; US Housing Starts ; Wildfires; WorkSafeBC Announcement ; Softwood Lumber Export Tax Reduction Forestry Week ; Canadian Lumber Production, Shipments; Canada Housing Starts, Building Permits ; Housing Starts, Japan; Sawmill Safety Order, Insurance Rates; Sawmill Fires ; Madison’s Timber Preview ; Financial Results ; BC Contractor Fatality…
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Lumber News Archives: Apr 2012
Read more: Lumber News Archives: Apr 2012Government Managed Timberlands ; Storms, Wildfires ; Housing Starts, Canada ; Japan Housing Starts ; Sawmill Fire US Mortgage Regulations ; Madison’s Timber Preview; Canadian Building Permits ; US Employment Figures ; Texas Tornadoes ; Centurion Announces North America 2012 Transportation Statistics; Madison’s Investment Rx ; Burns Lake Timber Supply ; Recent Dry Weather Sparks…
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Lumber News Archives: Mar 2012
Read more: Lumber News Archives: Mar 2012WWPA AGM; Hampton to Rebuild Babine Mill ; Tembec to invest $190 million in Temiscaming Mill ; Canadian Industrial Capacity Utilization Rates ; Wildfire Season Declared ; Carrot River Producing ;Remote Sensing ; Madison’s Timber Preview ; Kruger Cuts 187 Workers ; Canada Housing Starts, Building Permits ; Housing Starts, Japan ; Decker Lake Fire…
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Lumber News Archives: Feb 2012
Read more: Lumber News Archives: Feb 2012US Real Estate and Economy ; BC Auditor General’s Report; Housing Starts, US ; Quarterly Reports ; Western Invests ; Interfor Announces . . . ; British Columbia Silviculture Practices ; Madison’s Timber Preview ; Canada Housing Starts, Building Permits ; Housing Starts, Japan ; Mercer Swoops in on Fibrek ; Burns Lake Sawmill to…
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Lumber News Archives: Jan 2012
Read more: Lumber News Archives: Jan 2012Early Wildfire Season ; Forestry Plan, China ; Japan Update ; Resolute Forest Products’ Christmas Letter to Retirees ; NewPage Port Hawkesbury Sold ; Madison’s Introduces . . . ;State of Europe’s Forests ; Seasons Greetings and Holiday Wishes! ; Canada Existing Home Sales ; Mortgages, US ; 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement ; Softwood Lumber…
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Lumber News Archives: Dec 2011
Read more: Lumber News Archives: Dec 2011Climate Change ; Alberta Forest Products Association 3Q ; Canadian Housing Starts ; Texas Wildfire Tally ; Housing Starts, Japan ; Moody’s Downgrades Forestry ;China Home Building ; Madison’s Timber Preview ; Alberta Mountain Pine Beetle Update ; US Construction, Real Estate Data ; Nova Scotia Sawmills ; Global Net Forest Loss ;2006 Softwood Lumber…
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Lumber News Archives: Nov 2011
Read more: Lumber News Archives: Nov 2011US Economy ; Madison’s Timber Preview ; Housing Starts, Japan ; Canada Manufacturing Sales ;New Trade with Asia ; Northern British Columbia Truckers Revolt; Canadian Housing Starts ; Timber Pest Battles Globally ; Sawmill Fires Biomass Fuel ; Madison’s Timber Preview ; Canada’s Rail Freight Service Review ; Report on Earthquake and Tsunami Damage, Japan…
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Lumber News Archives: Oct 2011
Read more: Lumber News Archives: Oct 2011US Mortgages ; Western Forest Products Sells TFL ; Canadian Housing Starts ; North American Intermodal Traffic ; Softwood Check-off ; More Mill Closures, Curtailments ; AbitibiBowater Changes Genomics and Microbials ; Madison’s Timber Preview ; Grant OSB Mill Demolished ; Worker Safety ; Japan Housing Starts, Canada Building Permits ; Lumber Industry Projections ;…
