B.C. raw log exports to Asia soar

While B.C. forestry companies face a long-term decline in the annual allowable cut in the Interior, thanks to the mountain pine beetle infestation, B.C. companies on the coast have been exporting raw logs, mostly to China, in record volumes in recent years. According...

US duties on Canadian lumber have broader targets

David Emerson, B.C.’s recently appointed Special Envoy to the U.S., met with American negotiators today to discuss softwood lumber in what he described as a good but “prickly” meeting. Emerson, a former federal international trade minister, has been meeting with...