by Working Forest | Feb 21, 2020 | Archives
NORTH ISLAND GAZETTE — Barb Drennan, RFT, of Port McNeill was named BC’s forest technologist of the year by the Association of BC Forest Professionals (ABCFP) at its annual forestry conference in Nanaimo last week. “Recognition as the forest technologist of the...
by Working Forest | Feb 21, 2020 | Archives
CBC NEWS — Almost 3,000 members of the United Steelworkers Local 1-1937 walked off the job on July 1, 2019 — and now some may be returning to work as early as this week, the union’s president said. As workers prepare to go back to their jobs, Brian Butler...
by Working Forest | Feb 21, 2020 | Archives
The 63rd OPFA Conference will be held at the Nottawasaga Inn and Resort in Alliston April 7 – 9, 2020. Online registration is available on the OPFA website (www.opfa.ca). Register now to get the early bird rate (available until March 15th, 2020).Below is the agenda...
by Working Forest | Feb 21, 2020 | Archives
IndexBox has just published a new report: ‘U.S. – Oriented Strand Board (Osb) – Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends And Insights’. Here is a summary of the report’s key findings. The revenue of the oriented strandboard (OSB) market in...
by Working Forest | Feb 21, 2020 | Archives
In contrast to the record-high lumber and pulp prices seen in 2018, weaker than anticipated global lumber and pulp demand for much of 2019 in combination with excess inventory levels gave rise to a sharp drop in market pricing for both lumber and pulp products in the...
