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West Fraser Buys, Canfor Closes
West Fraser Timber, out of Vancouver, BC, announced Thursday it has entered into an agreement to acquire Alberta’s Manning Diversified Forest Products, which has sawmill operations located in Manning, AB, and related timber harvesting rights, to be completed before the end of October, 2015. West Fraser plans to take the site’s lumber production to 130…
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Madison’s Lumber Reporter KEY PRICES Week of 10/09/15
A selection of key lumber and panel prices, to be published in this week’s issue of Madison’s Lumber Reporter: WSPF KD R/L 2×4 #2&Btr . . . $250 . . +$2 WSPF KD R/L 2×6 #2&Btr . . . $244. . . +$2 WSPF KD R/L 2×8 #2&Btr . . . $278 . . .…
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Madison’s Lumber Reporter KEY PRICES Week of 10/02/15
North American W-SPF 2×4 dimension #lumber prices decline this week E-SPF still firm. Southern Pine rises; hit bottom mid-Sept #building W-SPF 2×4 studs #lumber prices flat, Oriented Strand Board central zone bounces from recent low. North American solid wood supply ample. Madison’s Reporter @LumberNews #LUMBER PRICES 10/02: WSPF KD 2×4 #2&Btr US$248 mfbm, -$6; WSPF…
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Madison’s Lumber Reporter KEY PRICES Week of 09/28/15
Madison’s Reporter @LumberNews #LUMBER PRICES 09/25: WSPF KD 2×4 #2&Btr US$254 mfbm, +$4; WSPF KD PET 2×4 Studs $230, $0; Doug Fir green #2&Btr 2×4 $300, $0; OSB ON 7/16″ C$270 msf, $0. #LumberPrices #BuildingMaterials #HomeBuilding #timber http://162.213.156.131/~madisonsreport/lumber-prices/
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British Columbia Sawmill Accident
A 28-year-old southeastern British Columbia man has been identified as the victim of an industrial accident near Creston. The BC Coroners Service says Dustin Gerlinsky died Tuesday after- noon while working at the J.H. Huscroft sawmill in Erickson, just east of Creston. RCMP say Gerlinsky was working on a sorting deck when he was pinned…