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Canada Sawmill Exports, Manufacturing Sales at Sawmills: October 2016
Manufacturing sales by Canadian sawmills continued their sharp increases of previous months, up by 10.6 per cent, to C$8,652 million from C$7,755 million, for the top three lumber producing provinces combined — British Columbia, Quebec, and Alberta — for January to October 2016 compared to the same time last year. Canada Sawmill Exports, Manufacturing Sales…
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Canada Sawmill Exports, Provincial Manufacturing Sales at Sawmills: OCT 2016
Canadian manufacturing sales in October dropped 0.8 per cent to C$48.7 billion after three-straight monthly increases, other sectors stepped in to make up for a decline in fossil fuels and the aerospace products and parts industries, said Statistics Canada last month. Vehicle parts, computer and electronic products and wood products sales increased for the month.…
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Ontario Sawmill Invests
Lavern Heideman & Sons Ltd, out of Eganville, ON, announced plans this week to spend $16.9 million to modernize the company’s Eganville, ON, sawmill. Four mil- lion dollars of the project cost will come from the Ontario provincial government. Eighteen new jobs are expected to be created by the upgrade, which will increase production capacity…
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Interfor Completes Sawmill Sale
Interfor announced Wednesday that it has completed the final step in the monetization of its former sawmill in Tacoma, WA, with the closing of the sale of the Ta- coma sawmill property for gross proceeds of US$32.4 million. Sawmill Sale, Interfor Interfor, out of Vancouver, BC, announced Wednesday that it has completed the final step…
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Kenora Forest Products Adds Shift
Kenora Forest Products, out of Kenora, ON, implemented another shift at its planer and sawmill October 31, providing jobs for approximately 45 more people. Kenora Forest Adds Shift Unifor and the company previously committed to ensuring members of the aboriginal community shared in the the economic benefits of the reopening of the mill last year.…
