by Web Editor | Dec 12, 2012 | News
Higher lumber demand in the U.S. increased both U.S. lumber production and importation in the 3Q/12, but sawlog prices have remained unchanged since 2011, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. The improved housing market in the U.S. the past four months has resulted in...
by Web Editor | Dec 7, 2012 | News
Hampton Affiliates has announced it will rebuild the Babine Forest Products Sawmill in Burns Lake, B.C. The decision was made unanimously at the company’s board meeting Monday night. The sawmill was destroyed by a devastating explosion and fire in January that...
by Web Editor | Dec 5, 2012 | News
A lack of timber is blamed for the slated Jan. 11 closure of Ardew Wood Products Ltd., marking the end of another long-established resources business in Merritt. Owner of the family-operated business Erik Norgaard said limited resources including timber have caused...
by Web Editor | Dec 4, 2012 | The Issues
Story by Rich Donnell, Editor-in-Chief Wow, what a year! I think we can say it has ended on a higher note, mainly because of some improvement in homebuilding, which is projected to only get better next year and the next. At a recent wood products companies meeting, I...
by Web Editor | Dec 3, 2012 | News
WorkSafeBC will refer its findings of workplace violations in two deadly sawmill explosions to Crown counsel for possible charges, opening up the possibility of fines or jail time. If the Crown decides to go forward with charges, they would fall under workplace safety...
by Web Editor | Nov 30, 2012 | News
Kootenai River Development Council of Libby has received $17,800 in grant funding from the Big Sky Economic Development Trust Fund of the Montana Department of Commerce for the purpose of bringing a sawmill to Libby. The grant request was written by Paul Rumelhart,...
