A small BC sawmill has cut production and is exploring new domestic markets in response to U.S. duties on softwood lumber. “Half of our operation is shut down right now and we’ve got about eight guys laid off,” Jay Nelson of Galloway Lumber Company told The Free Press. “It’s an incredible hit to a company…
Toromont employees across Canada got their hands dirty for a good cause last week, planting more than 150 trees in honour of Canada’s 150th birthday. Trees were planted at branch locations, local community parks and recreational areas. Maria Vomiero, human resources director, Toromont Cat, reports that employees exceeded expectations, and planted more than the goal…
Victoria, BC – PRT Growing Services Ltd. has reached an agreement with the ownership group of Skimikin Nursery Ltd to acquire the company, effective July 1. Skimikin Nursery is located in Tappen, BC, approximately one hour north of PRT’s three other nurseries in BC’s Okanagan region. Skimikin was first established as a BC Ministry of…
In an open letter to Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, the CEO of Weston Forest points out the job creation benefits of remanufacturing operations, and how they are negatively affected by the U.S.-Canada softwood lumber dispute. Rick Ekstein’s letter, “Softwood Lumber and the Forgotten Value-Added Sector,” is posted on the web site of the C.D….
OTTAWA – In response to the antidumping duties against Canadian softwood lumber announced on June 26, the Honourable Jim Carr, Minister of Natural Resources, and the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, issued the following statement: “The Government of Canada stands firmly behind the Canadian forest industry. This innovative, environmentally responsible and globally competitive…
Indianapolis, IN – Wood-Mizer’s LX450 sawmill is the first Wood-Mizer LX series sawmill released in North America. The addition of the LX sawmill series makes Wood-Mizer the first and only company to give sawyers the choice between a monorail or twin rail sawmill in order to accommodate various sawing applications and preferences. Featuring many of…
THUNDER BAY — Fire destroyed a quantity of cut wood at a timber harvesting operation 75 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay on June 23. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry believes the blaze was sparked by a lightning strike, according to a story on the tbnewswatch site. Ministry fire ranger crews worked with a…
TORONTO – Norbord has received a wood allocation for its curtailed OSB mill in Chambord, QC. The allocation takes effect April 1, 2018. “We are very pleased to have secured a wood allocation for our Chambord, Quebec mill so soon after acquiring it in the fall of 2016, and this is an important first step…
TORONTO – In honour of Canada’s 150th birthday and to celebrate Ontario’s sustainable forest products sector, Ontario Forest Industries Association (OFIA) partnered with Habitat for Humanity GTA as an Official Wood Sponsor at the Pinery Trail site in Toronto (140 Pinery Trail). OFIA’s forestry community – including Weston Forest, the Honourable Kathryn McGarry, Minister of…
As expected, the U.S Department of Commerce announced June 26 an antidumping duty that applies to most exporters of Canadian softwood lumber, in addition to the countervailing duties applied in April of this year. The Commerce Department has concluded a preliminary investigation, and believes that exporters from Canada have sold softwood lumber the United States…