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Softwood Lumber and NAFTA
It’s looking increasingly like NAFTA is not going to get just “tweaked”, according to the latest meetings of new USTR appointee Robert Lighthizer, who formerly worked for Ronald Reagan. Lighthizer told his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday that softwood is “at the top of the list,” said the Globe and Mail March 14. He said he…
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Softwood Lumber Board Nominees Sought
The US Department of Agriculture is seeking nominations to ll seven seats on the Softwood Lumber Board coming open in January 2018. The 19-member board will hold elections to ll the seats of directors whose terms expire on December 31, 2017. The deadline for submitting nominations is March 13, 2017. Domestic manufacturers are being sought…
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British Columbia Coastal Forest Industry Update
Keta Kosman, Publisher and Editor, Madison’s Lumber Reporter February 20, 2017 The annual Truck Logger Association Convention & Trade Show was held in Vancouver, BC, on January 18 to 20 this year, to a jam-packed crowd of attendees and some very interesting presentations. As always, lunch featured the BC Premier, Christy Clark, and many provincial…
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New Canadian Task Force on Softwood Lumber Trade
TODAY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED A TASK FORCE SPECIFICALLY FOR SOFTWOOD LUMBER TRADE: Canada’s forest sector is vital to a strong Canadian economy. Enhanced collaboration between federal and provincial governments will help to keep our forest sector, and the workers and communities that depend on it, strong and resilient. Wednesday, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources,…
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More Canada – US Softwood Lumber Trade Updates
New movements by the Canadian and US governments, as well as provincially in Quebec and British Columbia on softwood lumber trade between Canada and the US. British Columbia Premier Christy Clark Monday announced a former federal cabinet minister has been appointed the BC government’s trade envoy to try and reach a new softwood lumber deal…
