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Warm Springs Mill Operators Say Layoffs Are Temporary

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...

After Review, Southern Pine Gets Good Report Card

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...

Hampton’s Babine Sawmill To Be Rebuilt

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...

Bioenergy Key To Reopening Canfor’s Radium Sawmill

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...

Malheur Lumber To Postpone Closure

U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) announced on Tuesday that Malheur Lumber has agreed to remain open past its planned November closure, thanks to a commitment by the U.S. Forest Service to make more timber volume available on the Malheur...