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NLBMDA sends letter to White House on high lumber prices
LBMJOURNAL — The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association has sent a letter to President Trump urging read more…
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WTO okay with provinces buying biomass power
REMI Network.com — Among findings in Canada’s favour, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has determined that provincial programs read more…
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Registration is open for NHLA’s first-ever virtual conference
Have you registered? NHLA is bringing you three days of inspiration and learning streamed straight to your computer! COVID-19 read more…
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U.S New Home Sales Surge in July
NAHB — New single-family home sales surged in July, as housing demand was supported by low-interest rates, a read more…
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Forest scorched by fire unlikely to recover
University of Colorado Boulder Today — With flames racing across hundreds of square miles throughout Colorado and California read more…
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Joint Statement Regarding WTO’s Report on Softwood Lumber Duties
TORONTO — John Yakabuski, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, and Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job read more…
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U.S. housing market rallies despite pandemic
FOREST2MARKET.COM — It may be a tad lopsided but housing starts are nevertheless charting a pretty convincing “V”-shaped read more…
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Domtar completes successful FSC certification of the Wabigoon Forest
FORT MILL, S.C.–BUSINESS WIRE–Domtar has successfully completed a surveillance audit on the Wabigoon Forest for the new Forest read more…
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U.S. Blasts WTO Lumber Ruling
BNN Bloomberg — Generations of seedlings will have been planted, grown into trees and harvested for planks and read more…
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WTO Issues Scathing Report – International Arbitrators Side with Canada
QUEBEC CITY and TORONTO, CNW Telbec — The World Trade Organization (WTO) has released its final report finding read more…
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Weston Forest purchases Monterra Lumber Mills
Mississauga, Ontario – Steve Rhone, president of Weston Forest, has announced an agreement to purchase Bolton, Ontario-based Monterra read more…
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Wildfires burn 1 million acres in California
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — Firefighters in California were racing to slow the spread of wildfires that burned nearly read more…
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Bill Hadden appointed Forest Manager
The 100 Mile Development Corporation has announced Bill Hadden has been appointed the new Community Forest Manager. Hadden has read more…
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Metsä Spring and Valmet construct pilot plant
Metsä Group’s innovation company Metsä Spring and Valmet have decided to continue the development collaboration related to 3D read more…
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Spruce beetle outbreak hitting area forests hard
Prince George Citizen — The region’s forests are facing another beetle threat. The spruce beetle’s spread throughout area forests read more…
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Ontario Government applauded for leadership on forest sector strategy
OFIA — In September of 2018, the Ontario government committed to the development of a forest sector strategy read more…
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Ontario releases plan to grow and protect the forestry industry and its forests
NORTH BAY — The Ontario government released Sustainable Growth: Ontario’s Forest Sector Strategy, the province’s plan to create read more…
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Weyerhaeuser announces leadership and organizational changes
PRNewswire — Weyerhaeuser Company has announced leadership and organizational changes that position the company to further enhance the read more…
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Record high wood product prices boost shares for Canadian producers
CALGARY, CNW — Record high prices for lumber and wood panel are driving stock prices higher for Canadian read more…
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Nova Scotia approves aerial herbicide spray
THE CHRONICLE HERALD — It’s spraying time again in Nova Scotia forests. The provincial Environment Department has issued three read more…
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Why are lumber prices at record highs?
Forest2Market Blog — After three consecutive record-breaking weeks, southern yellow pine (SYP) lumber prices once again pressed on read more…
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Yukon builders see ‘through the roof’ increase in lumber costs
CBC NEWS — Builders and suppliers in Yukon say they’re feeling the pinch of a national trend as read more…
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Protecting Good Jobs in Rural and Northern Ontario
By John Yakabuski, Minister of Natural ResourcesEarlier in my career, I ran a hardware store in Barry’s Bay Discover the… read more…
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EACOM Timber recognized by Timmins business community
Northern Ontario Business –EACOM Timber Corporation has been recognized for its work in the Timmins area with a read more…