by Working Forest | May 8, 2020 | Archives
CBC NEWS — Sidewalk Labs, a Google-affiliated company, is abandoning its plan to build a high-tech neighbourhood on Toronto’s waterfront, citing what it calls unprecedented economic uncertainty. The project, dubbed Quayside, still didn’t have all of...
by Working Forest | May 8, 2020 | Archives
By Keith Currie, President, Ontario Federation of AgricultureThere’s no denying Ontario’s agri-food sector has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Farmers across all commodities have been greatly impacted by this crisis and have experienced loss of market access,...
by Working Forest | May 7, 2020 | Archives
The Globe & Mail — Invasive-species experts are preparing for the possibility that insects dubbed “murder hornets,” which have been found in British Columbia, could spread elsewhere in the country, endangering people and honeybees, though they say the risk...
by Working Forest | May 7, 2020 | Archives
Madison’s Lumber Reporter — Improved demand and continued restricted supply last week brought some North American construction framing dimension softwood lumber prices back up to levels of one-month-ago, and indeed to match exactly what prices were at this time...
by Working Forest | May 7, 2020 | Archives
In the latest Mortgage Bankers Association Weekly Application Survey, the benchmark Market Composite Index increased by 0.1 % from one week earlier on a seasonally adjusted basis. Even as the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage reached a record low of 3.4% as of May 1,...
