by Working Forest | Dec 7, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
After 97 years and a number of name and ownership changes, the final logs passed through the Tolko Industries lumber mill in Merritt on Monday. Through 97 years, generations of Merrittonians earned their living wage working at what began as an operation known as the...
by Working Forest | Dec 7, 2016 | Archives
Once again, the US Lumber Coalition, in league with the US government, is bullying Canada over softwood lumber trade. The Coalition has filed a petition requesting that the US Department of Commerce investigate Canada’s lumber exports to the US with a view to...
by Working Forest | Dec 7, 2016 | Archives
When a pair of Fort Nelson timber processing plants closed eight years ago, the town didn’t feel the impact right away. For many workers, finding employment in the booming Horn River natural gas play was relatively easy. But with hundreds of oil and gas jobs wiped out...
by Working Forest | Dec 5, 2016 | Archives
The long running dispute between Canada and the U.S. over lumber in Canada being a “subsidized” product is now a hot issue again. This has been going on even longer than most people realize. When I arrived here to start work with Industrial Forestry...
by Working Forest | Dec 5, 2016 | Archives
When the U.S. Lumber Coalition petitioned its government November 25 to impose duties on Canadian imports, it kicked off a new round in what has become the longest and most bitter trade war between the two nations. The argument isn’t new. The American lumber lobby has...
