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Interfor to Cut US South Lumber Production
Interfor Corp, out of Vancouver, BC, Friday announced plans to reduce production across its operating platform in the US South by 20 per cent on a temporary basis in response to weak market demand. These curtailments will be taken by way of reduced hours at five of the company’s mills in the region and will…
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US Southern Pine Lumber Exports: June 2015
Southern Pine lumber exports were just under 46 MMbf during June 2015, the Southern Forest Products Association said in the press release also Wednesday. This volume represents a boost of 11 per cent above the same month last year, contributing to a year-to-date increase of 7 per cent when compared with the first half of…
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Goodfellow – Lebel Cambium Joint Venture
A joint venture announced this week would combine Goodfellow’s three plants in Delson, QC, Elmsdale, NS, and Deer Lake, NL, and Lebel Cambium’s two Ontario plants (Bancroft and Caledon) and two Quebec plants (Degelis and St-Joseph), as those two companies expand their reach and profits by forming one of Eastern Canada’s largest producers of treated…
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BC Sawmill Waste Pile Fire
A potentially disastrous mill fire, which spontaneously erupted in a waste pile at the Whitevalley Tolko Mill, was snuffed out by firefighters in Lumby, BC early Wednesday morning. Although the blaze was small, sitting near the log yard amongst additional sawmill waste, “it had the potential to be quite disastrous,” said Lumby fire chief Tony…
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Wildfires, Water Restrictions: Western North America
This week the most tragic occurrence of three wildfire firefighter deaths in Washington State brings into focus the importance and severity of this extended very dry season in northwestern North America. In addition, natural resource extraction operators in northern British Columbia and Alberta have been forced to cease operating due to water supply restrictions. Severe…
