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Historic Pointe-du-Moulin windmill restored to its former gloryAfter five years of being out of service, Canada's oldest functioning windmill has been fully restored to its former glory.CanadaOct 5, 2021
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Lumber industry and home building materials seeing a drastic increase in price, shortagesThe current price of common western spruce and fir two-by-four is US$1,120 per 1,000 cubic board feet. That is almost triple the price of lumber pre-COVID-19 pandemic.EconomyApr 12, 2021
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Tolko announces more cuts to lumber operations in B.C.The company's website stating it is cutting lumber production at its mills in Armstrong and Williams lake by 20 per cent.EconomySep 19, 2019
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Forestry industry laying out vision to help struggling sectorThe BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI) has laid out 60 ideas as part of a plan to revitalize the province's forestry sector.PoliticsSep 16, 2019
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B.C. won’t slash stumpage fees to help struggling forestry sectorAs the downturn in the forestry sector impacts hundreds of B.C. workers, the province's political parties are at odds over how to fix the problem.EconomyAug 26, 2019
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Okanagan region feeling lumber slowdownSo far, five mills have been forced to close and dozens of others are having to stretch their downtime with no sigh of a recovery.CanadaJun 21, 2019
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B.C. government unveils plan to reform the province’s forestry industry"We're committed to rebuilding a strong and healthy coastal forest sector for British Columbians," said Premier Horgan.PoliticsJan 17, 2019
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BC wildfires cause lumber prices to rise in LethbridgeThe wildfires continue to burn in British Columbia and it's more than just smoky air that's affecting southern Alberta.EconomyAug 3, 2017
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WorkSafe report overhauls investigationsA report on WorkSafeBC is calling for a complete overhaul of inspection and investigation methods after two botched probes led to no charges in sawmill blasts that killed four workers.Jul 16, 2014
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