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...
by Working Forest | Nov 23, 2020 | Archives
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has reappointed Eric Cremers, Caroline Dauzat, and Hugues Simon to serve second terms on the Softwood Lumber Board (SLB). He has also appointed director Keith O’Rear to his first term. Directors will serve a three-year term of...
by Working Forest | Nov 23, 2020 | Archives
VANCOUVER, BC, November 22, 2020 — BC Wood is pleased to announce the return of the infamous Global Buyers Mission (GBM), the largest and most important wood show for international buyers and Canadian sellers of value-added wood products. This one-of-a-kind...
by Working Forest | Nov 23, 2020 | Archives
Toronto, Ontario – The Ontario Forest Industries Association (OFIA) has announced Jamie Lim’s plan to retire as president and CEO at the end of the year. OFIA also announced the appointment of Ian Dunn, executive director of Policy and Operations, as interim resident...
