Fire destroys cut wood north of Thunder Bay

THUNDER BAY — Fire destroyed a quantity of cut wood at a timber harvesting operation 75 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay on June 23. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry believes the blaze was sparked by a lightning strike, according to a story on...

U.S. imposes more duties on Canadian lumber

As expected, the U.S Department of Commerce announced June 26 an antidumping duty that applies to most exporters of Canadian softwood lumber, in addition to the countervailing duties applied in April of this year. The Commerce Department has concluded a preliminary...

Wood-Mizer adds wideband sawmill equipment

Wood-Mizer has significantly broadened its reach into the industrial sawmilling market with the introduction of Wood-Mizer Titan. The company now offers a full line of wideband sawmill equipment that is designed to improve timber production rates and elevate a...