by Working Forest | Jan 28, 2016 | Archives
The Canadian dollar’s nosedive has disrupted North American lumber markets to the point that Canada is expected to face currency-induced pressure to make concessions in the next softwood lumber agreement with the United States. Henry Spelter, a leading analyst at the...
by Working Forest | Jan 28, 2016 | Archives
It could be weeks, if not months, before investigators and the public know exactly what happened at a New Westminster lumber yard where two people were killed in a workplace incident. Two men, reported be to in their 60s, were killed after being crushed by a load of...
by Working Forest | Jan 28, 2016 | Archives
The annual WoodWORKS! International Wood Symposium this year is all about tall towers. Towers constructed from timbers, that is. Among the themes: Who is building them, what are the latest materials and techniques and how are developers getting them built in a sector...
by Working Forest | Jan 28, 2016 | Archives
Damning reports indicate WorkSafeBC found multiple infractions at a New Westminster lumber yard where two workers were killed last weekend. The accident, which occurred at United Gateway Logistics on January 23, involved lumber falling from a forklift. The two victims...
by Working Forest | Jan 28, 2016 | Archives
Spray Lake Sawmills (SLS) would like to respond to the Jan. 14 letter to the editor in the Cochrane Eagle regarding the Alberta Forestry model. The assertion by Mr. MacMahon that forest management practices in Alberta are outdated is simply incorrect. Alberta’s forest...
by Working Forest | Jan 28, 2016 | Archives
Drink beer and throw axes? You’ll soon be able to do both at a new business in Halifax. Darren Hudson, a fifth-generation sawmill operator from Shelburne County, plans to open the Timber Lounge on Agricola Street in March. “Axe throwing has always...
