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CN Rail Job Action: Midnight Monday?
About 3,200 Canadian National Railway conductors, trainpersons, and yard workers could go on strike just after midnight tonight if a deal isn’t reached with the company, said Canadian Press Monday morning. The Teamsters Canadian Rail Conference, the union representing the employees, gave the required 72-hour notice on the weekend. The union says it hopes to reach…
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BC Government Invests $27 million to Increase Use of Forest Residuals
It is widely acknowledged that in British Columbia the utilization of forest residue (wood fibre leftover after timber harvesting) is very low compared to most other jurisdictions. In the past, the cost of moving this cumbersome, oddly-sized material compared to the easy availability of further timber stands, has been the reason for so much of…
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Madison’s Western SPF Lumber Prices Nov 14: sneak preview
The full Madison’s Lumber Reporter North America softwood lumber price list will be updated as usual first thing Friday morning Eastern time, however here is a SNEAK PEAK at tomorrow’s benchmark WSPF prices: After staying flat last week, The price of benchmark softwood lumber item Western Spruce-Pine-Fir KD 2×4 #2&Btr again stayed flat this week,…
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US Court of International Trade Finds US Commerce Department’s Ruling On Canadian Lumber Unlawful
The U.S. Court of International Trade on Wednesday ordered the U.S. Department of Commerce to rethink its conclusion that certain cedar shakes and shingles made by Canada producers are subject to countermeasure tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber imports, saying that the determination is unlawful. Judge Jennifer Choe-Groves said that when the Commerce Department makes a…
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Benchmark Softwood Lumber Prices Flat, Some Specialty Items Soar
A couple of weeks ago it was panel (OSB and plywood) prices that saw spectacular rebounds, this week Douglas fir green 2×4 prices recovered back to one-month-ago levels. A strong undercurrent of sales activity allowed US sawmills to keep most of their prices flat from last week as many buyers couldn’t avoid coming back to…
