by Working Forest | Apr 25, 2017 | Archive Articles, Articles
Asian equities advanced on Tuesday as the return of risk appetite following a centrist victory in the first round of the French presidential election lifted several regional markets to multi-year highs, while the euro retained most of its overnight gains. Safe-haven...
by Working Forest | Apr 25, 2017 | Archives
Tension surrounding the latest softwood lumber showdown between Canada and the United States is not just limited to the lumber industries in the two nations. As Canada’s lumber companies brace for the expected announcement Tuesday of new import tariffs on...
by Working Forest | Apr 24, 2017 | Archives
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross stood beside Donald Trump as the U.S. president called Canada’s actions against American trade interests “a disgrace.” “That also includes what’s happening along our northern border states with Canada,...
by Working Forest | Apr 24, 2017 | Archives
The company operating a train that derailed and killed three people in a northern Vancouver Island community stopped business Friday out of respect for the families of the victims. Two people were killed Thursday in Woss, B.C., and RCMP Cpl. Tammy Douglas confirmed...
by Working Forest | Apr 24, 2017 | Archives
A union representing logging workers says mechanical failure, not human error, is being blamed for the forestry train derailment in Woss that killed three people and injured two. The train, carrying a large load of logs, somehow rolled away from the reload yard and...