Canfor

• Forestry contractors on helicopter that crashed, killing 2 near Prince George, B.C

  Emergency crews were called just before 8 a.m. Tuesday after the helicopter crashed near Purden Lake off Highway 16, with six people on board.

  Canada

  Sep 27, 2023
  
• Months after sawmill shutdown, Canfor plans to build new $200M-facility in Houston, B.C.

  A statement from Canfor says the company will spend about $200 million to build the "low cost, high efficiency" facility with site preparation scheduled for next spring.

  Politics

  Sep 14, 2023
  
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• As mills shutter, B.C. mayor says more support needed for boom-and-bust communities

  The mayor of Houston, B.C., says more long-term support is needed for resource communities who face boom-and-bust cycles like the recent Canfor mill shutdowns.

  Economy

  Jan 27, 2023
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• Canfor ‘restructuring’ operations in B.C.

  Canfor is "restructuring" its operations in B.C., permanently closing one sawmill and shuttering another for an extended period amid plans to build a new manufacturing facility.

  Economy

  Jan 25, 2023
• Canfor permanently closing Prince George pulp mill, 300 jobs lost

  Canfor said it's permanently closing its pulp operations at its Prince George, B.C., pulp and paper mill by the end of the month.

  Economy

  Jan 12, 2023
• Canfor temporarily reducing production at solid wood facilities in B.C. and Alberta

  Canfor Corp. is temporarily reducing its Canadian production due to what it says are very weak market conditions.

  Economy

  Dec 6, 2022
• Will the B.C. wildfires push up lumber prices all over again?

  One Vancouver-based sawmill has already said it's curtailing lumber production due to difficulties caused by wildfires

  Money

  Jul 23, 2021
• Wildfires in Western Canada prompt Canfor to curtail sawmill output

  Canfor Corp. says it is curtailing production capacity at its Canadian sawmills beginning Monday as a result of extreme wildfire conditions in Western Canada.

  Money

  Jul 21, 2021
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• B.C. forestry giant Canfor agrees to go private in deal with billionaire Jim Pattison

  The deal, which still needs to be ratified by shareholders, would see Pattison's Great Pacific Capital Corp. offer up $16 per share.

  Oct 28, 2019
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• B.C. billionaire makes bid to privatize lumber giant Canfor

  The deal would see shareholders paid out nearly double what Canfor's stock was trading for at the close on Friday.

  Economy

  Aug 12, 2019