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Workplace Safety North launches new COVID-19 lunch and learn series
NORTH BAY, ON–On Thursday, May 21, 2020, from 12:00 to 1:00 pm ET, Workplace Safety North (WSN) launches read more…
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Consumer confidence in housing falls to lowest level since the subprime crash
CNBC — The economic free fall from Covid-19 is taking its toll on what had been very strong read more…
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Ontario Protecting Forestry Jobs & Worker Safety During COVID-19
Province invests in worker safety to prevent the spread of the virus. The Ontario government is protecting people and read more…
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WoodWorks Announces 2020-21 Board of Directors
WASHINGTON, DC — WoodWorks – Wood Products Council has announced its 2020-21 Board of Directors, including two new read more…
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Sidewalk Labs cancels plan to build high-tech neighbourhood in Toronto
CBC NEWS — Sidewalk Labs, a Google-affiliated company, is abandoning its plan to build a high-tech neighbourhood on read more…
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Ontario’s agri-food system needs workable solutions
By Keith Currie, President, Ontario Federation of AgricultureThere’s no denying Ontario’s agri-food sector has been hit hard by read more…
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Experts prepare for ‘murder hornets’ in B.C.
The Globe & Mail — Invasive-species experts are preparing for the possibility that insects dubbed “murder hornets,” which read more…
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Some softwood lumber prices back to month-ago levels
Madison’s Lumber Reporter — Improved demand and continued restricted supply last week brought some North American construction framing read more…
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Pent-up home buying demand released as more states open
In the latest Mortgage Bankers Association Weekly Application Survey, the benchmark Market Composite Index increased by 0.1 % read more…
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Husqvarna Celebrates 25 Years in Robotic Lawn Mower Market
MISSISSAUGA, ON & CHARLOTTE, NC – Husqvarna, a global leader in robotic lawnmowing, celebrates its 25th year in read more…
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Norbord reports Q1 earnings of $75 million
TORONTO — Norbord has reported Adjusted EBITDA of $75 million for the first quarter of 2020 compared to read more…
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Weyerhaeuser reports first quarter earnings
Weyerhaeuser Company has reported first quarter net earnings of $150 million, or 20 cents per diluted share, on read more…
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Ontario launches 511 app to keep truck drivers updated
Ontario has launched a free Ontario 511 app for truck drivers to make it easier to find information read more…
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Free kiln drying webinar from NHLA
NHLA would like to thank our sponsor, SII Dry Kilns. Week 1: Wednesday, May 13 Moisture Content Measurement During Drying… read more…
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U.S. lumber coalition concerned with new aid measures for Canadian lumber industry
WASHINGTON, PRNewswire — The U.S. Lumber Coalition has expressed concern over the recently announced and implied aid programs read more…
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North American softwood lumber prices bounce off lows of two weeks ago
Madison’s Lumber Reporter — Given the wee surge last week, North American softwood lumber prices have bounced from read more…
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FEA’s billion board foot club ranking for 2019
Vancouver, BC — The annual FEA-Canada Billion Board Foot Club list of top global lumber companies’ production recorded read more…
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US Dept of Commerce announces new deadline for softwood reviews
In response to operational adjustments due to COVID-19, Enforcement and Compliance (E & C) has decided to uniformly read more…
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Nokian Ground King hybrid pattern tires
Nokian Heavy Tyres, Nokia, Finland, 29 April 2020 – Released in 2019, the Nokian Ground King hybrid pattern read more…
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Eacom donates KN95 masks to healthcare workers
Timmins – EACOM Timber Corporation is pleased to donate more than half of its KN95 mask supply to read more…
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UBC Forestry professor receives ‘Nobel Prize of Forest Research’
The Faculty of Forestry at UBC has announced faculty member and Canada Research Chair in Remote Sensing (I), read more…
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Forestry Steps Up to Help Neighbours in Need
Foresters spend a lot of time in the outdoors and they know that trees are connected to each read more…
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Trees harvested for biomass energy under scrutiny
Prince George Citizen — One of the more contentious sources of renewable energy is biomass – burning wood read more…
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Home buyers drop to lowest 1st quarter reading in three years
According to NAHB’s latest Housing Trends Report (HTR), the share of adults who are considering purchasing a home read more…
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Domtar to temporarily idle Hawesville, Kentucky mill
FORT MILL, S.C. — Domtar Corporation has provided an update to its previously announced capacity reduction plan, which read more…