MY CAMPBELL RIVER NOW — North Island College is now offering tuition-free training aimed at helping people find jobs in growing sectors of the economy. The new programs include both short micro-credential offerings and full-length programs starting this month and in March. (Micro-credentials are short courses that help people gain specific skills for high-demand careers….
VANCOUVER, BC, CNW — Ritchie Bros. has announced that Karl Werner, President, International will transition out of the Company to pursue personal interests, effective March 31, 2021. As a result of Mr. Werner’s departure, Kari Taylor, President, North America Sales, will take on the newly created position of Chief Revenue Officer to focus on driving sales growth globally. “We…
KENORAONLINE.COM — With market demand and prices looking good for the softwood lumber industry, Steve Boon at Unifor says they’re hoping a wood supply can be found before they can restart the sawmill in Kenora. “They made that clear when they took over the mill in October,” he said yesterday, during a phone interview. The…
The Ontario Lumber Manufacturers Agency is an independently owned, fully bilingual agency offering lumber grading and/or stamping services to our licensed facilities and individuals for the last 50 years. We are an accredited agency of the Canadian Lumber Standards Accreditation Board (CLSAB) and the American Lumber Standard Committee, Inc. (ALSC), and a member of the…
Each year, Forests Ontario brings together over 400 landowners, forestry professionals, students, educators, and those passionate about our forests to explore key issues. “Over the years, we have explored challenges to our biodiversity, the value of forests to our health and well-being, and the importance of our forests to our communities. Join us virtually February…
LADYSMITH CHRONICLE — B.C.’s forest industry has been buoyed by high construction demand and prices during the COVID-19 recession, and public health restrictions have pushed the industry into new areas of innovation. IMAGE: A drone operator with Terra Remote Sensing, one of the sponsors of the B.C. Natural Resources Forum. (Terra Remote Sensing image) “Remote…
ATHENS, Ga. – The 10 largest softwood lumber manufacturers in the United States, led by Weyerhaeuser, accounted for just over half of all U.S. production capacity in 2020, according to Forisk consulting. Forisk’s top 10 softwood lumber producers combined for a total production capacity of 22,793 billion board feet (MMBF) in 2020 during a year marked by…
The Canadian Wood Council and Wood WORKS! BC have announced the release of two technical reports and one cost comparison report related to the use of mass timber and/or wood-frame construction in taller schools than currently permitted under the BC Building Code. Some BC school boards have identified the need for larger 3- and 4-storey schools,…
Tahsis mayor Martin Davis stands with an old-growth tree in McKelvie Creek Valley. The village of Tahsis signed a Letter of Understanding with forestry company Western Forest Products to establish the McKelvie watershed as a protected area. Photo courtesy, TJ Watt. VICTORIA NEWS — A concrete plan to save the McKelvie Creek valley from logging…
FOREST2MARKETS — We’re just a few weeks into a new year (and only a few days into a new administration in Washington) but in the North American softwood lumber market, 2021 is beginning to feel a lot like 2020. Southern yellow pine (SYP) lumber prices set new records last fall before finishing the year with…