by Web Editor | Sep 28, 2012 | News
A new report shows some of New Brunswick’s wood products manufacturers could soon experience a rebound, due to an improving housing market south of the border. A report released by Scotiabank points out an increased demand for wood products in the U.S. According...
by Web Editor | Sep 26, 2012 | News
A sawmill will reopen in Saratoga in December with a new owner and more than 80 new job opportunities. The mill, now known as Saratoga Forest Management, was purchased by Gary Ervin of Oregon in April 2011. Bob Jensen, CEO of the Wyoming Business Council, said an...
by Web Editor | Sep 24, 2012 | News
Warm Springs Mill Operators Say Layoffs Are Temporary Laid-off Warm Springs Forest Products employees will be called back to work early next year after equipment and facility improvements are completed, a company official said last week. State officials said Tuesday...
by Web Editor | Sep 21, 2012 | News
The Southern Pine Inspection Bureau (SPIB) has submitted its proposed design values for all grades and sizes of visually graded Southern Pine dimension lumber to the American Lumber Standard Committee (ALSC), which will meet on Oct. 18, 2012, to hear testimony from...
by Web Editor | Sep 19, 2012 | News
Hampton’s Babine Sawmill To Be Rebuilt Hampton Affiliates and the Burns Lake Native Development Corporation (BLNDC) recently announced that they intend to rebuild the Babine sawmill that was destroyed by fire on January 20th, 2012. Steve Zika, CEO of Hampton...
by Web Editor | Sep 17, 2012 | News
Canfor has begun the process of reopening its sawmill in Radium, B.C., and says bioenergy has been key for the company to get the operation up and running again. Canfor’s Radium mill was shut down in 2009 along with similar operations in Kamloops and Prince...
