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Canada State-of-the-Forests Report: 2017
This year Canada celebrates 150 years as a forest nation. Through The State of Canada’s Forests Annual Report, Natural Resources Canada provides the only national snapshot of Canada’s forests and forest industry. The federal agency has been tracking Canada’s journey towards sustainable forest management for 27 years. Read about the history of Canada’s forest sector…
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North America Lumber Market Update: 3Q 2017
As negotiations toward a Canada-US softwood lumber agreement furiously go on, different perspectives and data sets speak to the situation with Canadian softwood lumber exports into USA. Since the beginning of September there have been hearings in Washington, DC, for various sides — mostly US domestic interests — to table comments and submit on the…
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BCFii Year-in-Review: 2016/17
This week British Columbia Forestry Innovation Investment released it’s 2016/17 Year in Review report. British Columbia Forestry Innovation Investment is a BC Crown agency with a mandate that includes developing and diversifying markets for BC forest products around the world as well as promoting forest practices and the environmental merits of wood products. According to…
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Heffler Forest Products Reopens
Jobs are coming back to Hefler Forest Products’ sawmill in Middle Sackville, NS, starting next month, said Stan Mason, president of the forest products company to The Hants Journal September 15. The company will be producing specialty wood products, including 12-foot and 16-foot lengths and deck boards. The new hires next month will amount to…
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Western Forest Products and Long Hoh Lay Off Workers
The Public and Private Workers of Canada and Unifor say 160 sawmill workers are being laid off, according to My Comox Valley Now Thursday. The layoffs are happening at the Ladysmith, BC, Western Forest Products sawmill and at Long Hoh Enterprises at Qualicum Beach, BC, both on Vancouver Island. Forestry Officer Cam Shiell says that’s…
