by Working Forest | Jul 19, 2019 | Archives
BC Local News — At a meeting earlier this month there was speculation on the fate Canfor’s Vavenby mill site, and though a representative of the company said it will not operate as a sawmill again, there were suggestions made on how the site could be...
by Working Forest | Jul 19, 2019 | Archives
CBC NEWS — A northern B.C. community has declared a state of local financial crisis after the district’s sawmill was sold last month. According to the report by CBC News, the declaration for the District of Fort St. James was ordered by the mayor Tuesday...
by Working Forest | Jul 19, 2019 | Archives
Global Wood Markets Info — Western U.S. sawmills accounted for 4.797 bbf of the four-month total, down 1.8% from 4.883 bbf a year earlier, while production at southern U.S. sawmills increased, by 3.0% to 6.370 bbf from 6.186 bbf last year. In April, U.S....
by Working Forest | Jul 19, 2019 | Archives
Canfor Corporation has announced further capacity reductions at two of its British Columbia sawmills with an indefinite curtailment at its Mackenzie sawmill and the permanent elimination of one shift at its Isle Pierre sawmill. The indefinite curtailment at Mackenzie,...
by Working Forest | Jul 17, 2019 | Archives
By Steve Pawlett By Investing over $20 million in upgrades, Ben Hokum & Sons sawmill is now the most automated sawmill in the Ontario pine market. Situated in the small town of Killaloe Ontario, the mill sees a mix of white pine, red pine, and aspen. Established...
by Working Forest | Jul 17, 2019 | Archives
Government of BC — Residents and area communities that have long fought to revive Fort Nelson’s forest sector are starting to realize the benefit of their efforts with the approval of the Fort Nelson Community Forest Agreement, in partnership with the British...
