by Working Forest | Sep 22, 2020 | Archive Articles, Articles
FPAC — As the 100th anniversary of National Forest Week is celebrated across the country, Forest Products Association of Canada is using the opportunity to announce the recipients of its annual Awards of Excellence program. 2020 has been a year like no other and...
by Working Forest | Sep 21, 2020 | Archive Articles, Articles
THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO: as 2020 marks the centennial anniversary of National Forest Week, a campaign led by the Canadian Institute of Forestry, the Agoke Development Corporation (Agoke) is taking the opportunity to celebrate key milestones with indigenous participation...
by Working Forest | Sep 11, 2020 | Archive Articles, Articles
CBC NEWS — Service New Brunswick is not saying what happened with a major property assessment review it did of the province’s six pulp and paper mills that had a hard completion deadline of last week. Even Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs is...
by Working Forest | Sep 8, 2020 | Archive Articles, Articles
Forest2Markets — After inching up in 1Q2020, the southern timber market reacted to the COVID-19 pandemic (and related shutdown of the global economy) like most commodities markets during 2Q, and prices dropped pretty much across the board. The weighted average...
by Working Forest | Sep 8, 2020 | Archive Articles, Articles
CALGARY, The Canadian Press — Record high prices for lumber and construction paneling are creating a resource revenue boost for the coffers of the Alberta government, partly making up for huge declines in oil and gas returns. Coniferous stumpage fees — paid by...
by Working Forest | Sep 7, 2020 | Archive Articles, Articles
FLINT, Texas, CBS NEWS — The home construction boom in East Texas is now at a standstill. The cost of lumber has skyrocketed, so local builders believe doing nothing is the best course of action. In the middle of June, lumber was selling for about $360 per thousand...
