by Web Editor | Jul 6, 2012 | News
California Lumber Tax Dropped A proposed 1% additional sales tax on selected lumber products that was part of Governor Jerry Brown’s attempt to close a state budget gap has been dropped, much to the relief of California LBM dealers. The tax pitted retail lumber...
by Web Editor | Jul 2, 2012 | News
A new stock of distinctively hued pine has arrived at Sustainable Northwest Wood. The Portland depot for sustainably harvested wood is now stocking Campground Blue Pine, a salvaged wood with a story to tell. Blue pine, sought after by designers for its often dramatic...
by Web Editor | Jun 29, 2012 | News
Roughly 100 employees at the Resolute Forest Products sawmill near Oakhill will be out of work as the effect brought by the parent company’s decision to indefinitely stop operations at the newsprint facility in Queens County is felt in Lunenburg County. Resolute...
by Web Editor | Jun 27, 2012 | News
British Columbia’s independent forest practices watchdog says future timber supplies in the province are at stake and the Liberal government needs to get moving on management plans for pine beetle and fire damaged forests. A Forest Practices Board report...
by Web Editor | Jun 25, 2012 | News
The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) welcomes the government’s acceptance into negotiations to reach a Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) aimed at reaching a free trade deal with a group of important markets including Australia, Vietnam, and Peru. Canadian...
by Web Editor | Jun 22, 2012 | News
A Vancouver-based manufacturer of wood products has an ambitious plan to operate the largest single line sawmill on the coast of British Columbia. Western Forest Products Inc. plans to invest millions of dollars to upgrade the infrastructure at its facility on...
