by Working Forest | Nov 26, 2020 | Archives
BLOOMBERG— Strong homebuilding activity in North America will mean tight wood supply and demand for several more years, according to the top executive of the world’s largest lumber producer. “In the next five years, we see housing starts continuing to be strong and an...
by Working Forest | Nov 26, 2020 | Archives
CBC NEWS — New Brunswick lumber exporters are getting a break on duties that the U.S. government has been applying to their exports to the American market for the last three years. The U.S. Commerce Department has decided to lower the 20.2 per cent duties it has...
by Working Forest | Nov 26, 2020 | Archives
TORONTO – The United Steelworkers union (USW) welcomes the announcement from the U.S. Department of Commerce that tariffs for some Canadian lumber products are being reduced, but the union maintains that solving the softwood lumber dispute must be made a priority in...
by Working Forest | Nov 26, 2020 | Archives
John Yakabuski, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, and Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, issued the following statement opposing unfair duties on the Canadian softwood lumber industry: “As we take deliberate action to...
by Working Forest | Nov 24, 2020 | Archives
TORONTO — Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade issued the following statement in response to the Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement:”Ontario welcomes this important new interim agreement that will support continued...
