BC Lumber Trade Council

• U.S. move to double tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber is ‘egregious,’ says BC Lumber Trade Council

  The co-chair of the U.S. Lumber Coalition applauded the Commerce Department's commitment to enforce trade laws against "subsidized and unfairly traded'' Canadian lumber imports.

  Economy

  May 21, 2021
  
• Christy Clark calls on Ottawa to ban coal exports

  Premier Christy Clark wants the federal government to ban the shipment of thermal coal through ports in British Columbia after the United States announced new tariffs on softwood lumber.

  Apr 26, 2017
  
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• Financial pain from lumber tariffs but no job losses at Okanagan forestry company

  The countervail duties imposed by the United States on softwood lumber products from Canada are going to hurt the financial bottom line for West Kelowna's Gorman Bros. Lumber.

  Apr 25, 2017
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• Ex-minister David Emerson is B.C. trade rep on softwood lumber

  A former federal cabinet minister has been appointed the B.C. government's trade envoy to try and reach a new softwood lumber deal with the United States.

  Feb 14, 2017