Less than six weeks after announcing its closure, a family-owned local timber company has purchased a Boyle sawmill from an Edmonton timber company for more than $30.6 million, plus working capital. However, the mill is still scheduled to be shut down this year. The deal between Northland Forest Products, located 16 kilometres north of Fort…
BC’s coastal forest industry has never been under this much pressure to keep pace with the global market place. The TLA’s 73rd Annual Convention & Trade Show will take place January 13 – 15, 2016 at the Westin Bayshore Hotel in Vancouver. Over this three-day event, we find out how our industry needs to evolve…
Employees of two British Columbia sawmills destroyed by fire in 2012 have launched a class-action lawsuit against the provincial agency responsible for workplace safety. The separate fires in Burns Lake and Prince George killed a total of four workers and injured 42 others. A notice of civil claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court says combustible…
The mayor of Kenora says the pending start up of the Kenora Forest Products sawmill is a good sign for the city. Dave Canfield said much work has gone into upgrading and expanding the operation, which will provide more than 100 good-paying jobs. That will provide stability not only for the city’s economy, but many of…
Wood is a go-to material for floors, doors, furniture, and now, a skyscraper—the very first of its kind in the U.S. Construction on Portland, Oregon’s wood high-rise, Framework, is slated to begin this October. The 12-story mixed-use building—a collaboration between local firm Lever Architecture and real-estate developer Project^—will be made entirely from timber. Thomas Robinson,…
Wildfires scorched a record amount of Canada’s national parks last year — the latest in a number of long, hot summers that have almost entirely depleted Parks Canada’s firefighting reserve. “We had a very busy fire year,” said director of fire management Jeff Weir. “We had more wildfires than normal and those fires burned larger…
A Canada-China free-trade deal could bring “billions and billions of dollars” to the sagging Canadian economy each year, according to an expert on the subject matter. Laura Dawson, director of the Canada Institute at the Wilson Center in Washington, recently co-authored a study on a Canada-China free-trade agreement. The study will be released next week….
Most people may not realize that a significant reduction on the Annual Allowable Cut (AAC) in the Williams Lake TSA could come in less than five years. If you read the fine print in the latest Chief Forester report there are some circumstances that could force a reduction before the estimated 10-year reduction period identified…
Sawmills in Ear Falls and Kenora are taking advantage of the ongoing recovery in the lumber sector and are ramping up production. Unifor national representative Stephen Boon said Wednesday that they are happy to see EACOM’s Ear Falls sawmill start full production earlier this week with an addition of a second shift (on) Monday. The…
Tolko Industries Ltd. is donating lumber for the new Women’s Contact Society Kidcare Daycare. The donation will provide material to frame and construct the lower and main level, roof, and floor of the centre and represents a donation of approximately $5,000. “We’re proud to support the project,” said Mike Dextrase, plant manager, Soda Creek. “The…