by Working Forest | Aug 19, 2020 | Archives
CBC NEWS — Builders and suppliers in Yukon say they’re feeling the pinch of a national trend as some lumber prices have increased and even doubled, to record-breaking highs. Some common wood products are also getting harder to find. Yukon’s situation...
by Working Forest | Aug 18, 2020 | Archives
By John Yakabuski, Minister of Natural ResourcesEarlier in my career, I ran a hardware store in Barry’s Bay in the Ottawa Valley — a community of 1,200 people founded as a lumber town more than a century ago. My family has lived there for more than 150 years. Good...
by Working Forest | Aug 18, 2020 | Archives
Northern Ontario Business –EACOM Timber Corporation has been recognized for its work in the Timmins area with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Timmins Chamber of Commerce. The forest products company was one of 16 businesses celebrated during the...
by Working Forest | Aug 18, 2020 | Archives
CBC NEWS — Soaring lumber and wood panel prices are adding thousands of dollars to the cost of building a home in Canada as strong renovation and new housing demand outstrip supply. The latest price list from research firm Random Lengths released Thursday shows...
by Working Forest | Aug 18, 2020 | Archives
NAHB — Since mid-April, the price of lumber has increased more than 80%, reaching record highs in late July. At the same time, prices for oriented strand board, a widely used engineered wood, have increased 138% over the past year. The increases, a result of...
by Working Forest | Aug 17, 2020 | Archives
OTTAWA, FPAC – Resource industry groups have united to demand the federal government intervene in the ongoing Port of Montreal strike. After a protracted rail strike in November, rail blockades in February, and the ongoing and significant supply chain disruption due...
