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Ontario releases guide for tall wood buildings
A construction resource for tall wood buildings and mass timer design is now available from Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources… read more…
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Cutting tools: Simonds merges with Burton Saw
The merger of Simonds International and Burton Saw will create a leading producer and marketer of cutting tools and related… read more…
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Canada appeals to NAFTA on softwood lumber issue
A report in The Globe and Mail says the Canadian government has sent letters outlining its position on the softwood… read more…
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Global growth above 5% expected for glue-laminated timber
The global market for glue-laminated timber or glulam is anticipated to reach US$8 billion by 2025, according to a new… read more…
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Millar Western acquires Alberta manufacturer
EDMONTON – Millar Western Forest Products continues its growth strategy with the acquisition of Spruceland Millworks Inc. Millar Western has… read more…
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Softwood duties take effect, legal challenges underway
Anti-dumping and countervailing duties on Canadian lumber imported to the U.S. went into effect on Jan. 3. The duties are… read more…
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Federal government makes $175M payment for wildfire recovery
OTTAWA – The Government of Canada is providing an advance payment of $175 million through the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements… read more…
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Sawlog prices rose in third quarter, expected to continue growth
SEATTLE, WA – Global sawlog prices were higher throughout the world in the 3Q/17 and are likely to continue upward… read more…
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Two kilns destroyed by fire at Kenora sawmill
An overnight fire Dec. 30 at Kenora Forest Products in northwestern Ontario destroyed two of the mill’s drying kilns. Kenora… read more…
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Metsä Wood calls for collaboration to grow timber construction
WASHINGTON – Modular construction, using timber as a key element, is a credible solution to fast and sustainable house building,… read more…
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Logging company pays $1.95M to settle forest fire case
A California logging company has paid US$1.95 million to settle allegations by the United States Department of Justice relating to… read more…
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B.C.’s largest-ever forestry trade mission to Asia a success
Last fall, the Coast Forest Products Association joined Doug Donaldson, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development,… read more…
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Western Forest Products buying U.S. processing capability
VANCOUVER – Western Forest Products has agreed to acquire Hampton Lumber Mills-Washington’s lumber processing and distribution centre in Arlington, Washington.… read more…
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Bandit Industries turns 35 in 2018
ISABELLA COUNTY, Mich. – Bandit Industries will celebrate its 35th anniversary in 2018 with a world-wide dealer network, and with… read more…
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WorkSafeBC develops checklist for traction-assist equipment
Traction-assist equipment has been gaining traction in B.C.’s forestry industry in recent years. In recognition of the health and safety… read more…
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Lumber prices and profits expected to fall: Conference Board
OTTAWA – Canada’s lumber industry has been able to survive the impacts of preliminary duties, largely thanks to soaring lumber… read more…
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Sawmill execs say substance abuse is top safety risk
Like a wisp of smoke, a waft of alcohol, or a tiny pill, it’s difficult to measure the exact size… read more…
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FSC working on ecosystem services procedure and guidance
These are the last few days for consultation on the Forest Stewardship Council’s ecosystem services procedure and guidance. The two… read more…
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Wood is the future of architecture
An article in The Globe and Mail says recent innovations have sent a throng of firms back to the forest… read more…
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Record-level lumber prices expected in 2018: Wood Markets report
In Wood Markets’ new five-year softwood lumber forecast, the continuation of U.S. duties on Canadian lumber exports to the U.S.… read more…
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Forest inventory tools subject of Vancouver conference
VANCOUVER – Globally, inventory mapping for foresters has benefited considerably from developments in drone and lidar technologies. Several international experts… read more…
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Forest industry answers caribou policies critics
A commentary by Kate Lindsay of the Forest Products Association of Canada appeared in The Chronicle-Journal recently, responding to a… read more…
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TimberWest formalizes collaboration with local First Nation
The Pacheedaht First Nation and TimberWest Forest Corp. signed a Memorandum of Understanding to formalize a long-term collaborative commitment in… read more…
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Decision favors forestry companies in N.B. marketing board dispute
CBC News reports that the New Brunswick Forest Products Commission agreed with J.D. Irving and other companies that the SNB… read more…
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Airlift planned to move Lake Superior caribou
Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is taking steps to save a caribou herd on an island in Lake… read more…