Interfor is recruiting Industrial Millwrights at its Timmins, Ontario sawmill — a facility that has anchored Northern Ontario’s forestry sector since 1919. The push reflects both the company’s continued investment in the site and the growing skilled trades gap reshaping hiring across Canadian sawmilling.
Fires are now the largest single driver of forest loss globally, and nearly every record-breaking wildfire year has occurred since 2020. The Forest Stewardship Council’s latest guidance reaffirms what BC operators already know on the ground: responsible forestry is not just good environmental practice — it is one of the most effective risk mitigation tools available.
British Columbia has expanded the BC Timber Sales Value-Added Manufacturing Program to add a dedicated category for custom cutters and processors — small-scale operators who manufacture value-added wood products but do not own or operate sawmilling facilities.
A Thunder Bay kraft mill is partnering with Rock Tech Lithium to test whether crude tall oil — a byproduct of the pulping process — can be used in lithium extraction. If it works, it could open a new revenue stream for pulp producers across Canada.
B.C. Conservative MLA and Forests Critic Ward Stamer sat down with U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra and Consul General Shawn Crowley on July 4, making the case that BC value-added wood manufacturing can serve both countries’ economic interests amid ongoing softwood lumber tariff tensions.
A weekend of rain and cooler temperatures offered a brief reprieve for BC wildfire crews, but fire managers are warning that returning heat will drive a rapid uptick in fire activity — with direct consequences for forest operators across the province’s interior.
The K’ih ts’aaʔdze Protection Area, established July 10, 2026, places approximately 45,000 hectares of Crown land in northeastern BC under a 10-year interim designation that specifically restricts forestry activities for four years.
The Freedom Mobile Arch at Hastings Park sheltered up to 10,000 World Cup fans under a 105-metre starburst mass-timber canopy — one of the largest engineered-wood public structures in Canada.
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act became law July 12, 2026, without Trump’s signature. With 45+ provisions targeting housing supply, it’s the strongest demand signal for softwood lumber in a decade.
Duties on Canadian lumber rose from 14% to 35% in 2025, then a 10% Section 232 tariff piled on. Mid-2026 brings a preliminary rollback — but the effective rate holds near 35%. Here’s what each market segment faces.