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Conifex, Dunkley Sign
Conifex Timber, out of Vancouver, BC, signed a cooperation agreement on timber harvesting activities in the Mackenzie Timber Supply Area with Hixon, BC, sawmilling company Dunkley Lumber on 12 April, Conifex announced Friday. According to the terms of the agreement, Dunkley acquires 50 per cent of the shares in an undisclosed subsidiary of Conifex at…
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USW Files Lockout Notice
The United Steelworkers Local 1-85, out of Port Alberni on British Columbia’s Vancouver Island have “laid a lockout complaint with the Labour Relations Board against Western Forest Products, which we are working through submissions and hope to get a hearing as early as next week,” said the USW’s Norm Mcleod to Madison’s in an email…
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Wynndel Completes
Canfor Corporation, out of Vancouver, BC, announced Friday that, further to its news release dated January 21, 2016, it has completed the acquisition of the assets of Wynndel Box & Lumber Ltd. located in the Creston Valley, BC.
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Canada and US Sawmill Production and Exports: February 2016
Exports of Southern Pine lumber remained steady in February, amounting to 51.7 million board feet (MMbf), as Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA) said in the press release received by Lesprom Network Wednesday. This volume represents a boost of 12 per cent above the same month last year, contributing to a year-to-date increase of 23 per…
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Canada Softwood Lumber Production, Sawmill Manufacturing Sales, BC Exports: Jan 2016
Lumber production by Canadian sawmills increased 4.2% from December to 5,526.7 thousand cubic metres in January. Compared with January 2015, lumber production rose 14.0%. Canada Softwood Lumber Production, Shipments, and Stocks: Volumes January 2016 CANADA 2015 to JAN 2016 to JAN Y-o-Y Production 4.72 5.39 million m3 +12.40% Shipments 4.54 5.30 million m3 +14.30% Stocks…
