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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…
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Conifex Acquires Arkansas Mill
Conifex Timber, based in Vancouver, BC, has completed its purchase of a private Delaware company holding exclusive rights to a sawmill and 186 acres of land near El Dorado, AR, said Woodworking Network also Monday. The rights to the Arkansas property was acquired for US$21 million. The deal, announced Aug. 6, comprised US$12.36 million in…
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Former Simpson Sawmill Site For Sale: Interfor
In a troubling move, Vancouver, BC’s, Interfor announced Friday that just five months after it completed its purchase of a Simpson Lumber Co. mill on the Tacoma Tideflats, the forest products company is putting it back on the market. The lumber mill was one of four Simpson properties Interfor bought for US$94.7 million in March.…
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Seneca Breaks Ground
Major building upgrades are set to begin at Eugene, OR-based Seneca Sawmill Company Friday, said The Register-Guard. The company invited media to the start of a US$60 million overhaul of its dimension mill on Highway 99. The dimension mill processes logs with diameters between 12 and 40 inches. The upgrades will improve efficiency at the…
