by Web Editor | Sep 18, 2017 | News
Montana’s two U.S. Senators testified Wednesday before a federal commission tasked with investigating Canadian lumber export practices. Sens. Steve Daines (R) and Jon Tester (D) were joined by colleagues from other western states and representatives of American timber...
by Web Editor | Aug 21, 2017 | News
U.S. Houses Are Using More Russian Lumber, Thanks To Canada Dispute Russia has emerged as one of the winners from the trade dispute between Canada and the U.S over lumber. The U.S. is importing more softwood lumber from overseas after it slapped tariffs on Canadian...
by Web Editor | Jun 5, 2017 | News
The softwood lumber dispute with the United States could be resolved before the NAFTA renegotiation gets underway in mid-August, says Quebec’s softwood lumber envoy. Raymond Chretien, former Canadian ambassador to the U.S., said Friday he’s optimistic...
by Web Editor | Dec 21, 2016 | News
Maine’s Katahdin Forest Products Mulls Sawmill Expansion Katahdin Forest Products, the Oakfield-based maker of cedar log homes, is considering expanding its sawmill in Ashland at the same time that a lumber dispute between the U.S. and Canada leaves a cloud of...