by Web Editor | Sep 7, 2016 | News
The provincial government is moving ahead with a new plan to “enhance the competitiveness” of B.C.’s forest industry at a time when Canada and the U.S. are still at loggerheads over reaching a new softwood lumber deal and the threat of U.S.-imposed...
by Web Editor | Aug 19, 2016 | News
Canada, U.S. Far Apart On Softwood Lumber With a fall deadline approaching, Canada’s chief negotiator in the softwood lumber talks with the United States says the two sides remain far apart on several key issues. Martin Moen told a parliamentary committee on...
by Web Editor | Aug 5, 2016 | News
Fording a flood of cheaper lumber imported from Canada, local lumber interests met with U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Tuesday to jointly call for a new trade agreement or risk whittling the industry at home. “What we need is a fair system that allows individuals and...
by Web Editor | Aug 1, 2016 | News
With Americans buying more new homes than at any time since the recession, the cost of the wood used to build them is rising. Lumber prices are off to their biggest rally in more than a decade, touching a 19-month high last week as demand increased from builders. But...
by Web Editor | Jul 13, 2016 | News
Hopes of avoiding a new round of U.S. duties on imported softwood lumber are fading for companies like EACOM Timber Corporation which owns sawmills in Timmins and Gogama. “The American market is critical for us … the majority of our shipments are destined to the...
