Lumber

• Gorman Bros. LTD announced workforce layoffs due to timber supply issues

  A local lumber production company has laid off eleven staff members due to timber supply issues and market challenges. They say it was "regrettable but inevitable".

  Oct 24
  
• B.C. sawmill hands out up to $5,000 per employee to help with rising costs

  The Gorman Group CEO said lumber prices and markets are softening but two years of very high prices gave the company this opportunity.

  Money

  Jun 7
  
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• 2 Halifax men charged after thousands worth of lumber stolen, police say

  Nova Scotia RCMP officers conducted a traffic stop on a a Dodge Ram transporting lumber, and learned it had been reported as stolen two days prior.

  Crime

  May 27
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• Canada will challenge U.S. hike on softwood lumber duties: trade minister

  Trade Minister Mary Ng said in a statement that she expects Canada to be successful, as it has been in previous challenges to what she calls unwarranted duties on Canadian lumber.

  Canada

  Dec 21, 2021
• Freeland says Canada may retaliate against U.S. softwood lumber duty rate

  The U.S. Department of Commerce said Wednesday that its final combined anti-dumping and countervailing duty rate for most Canadian producers will be 17.9 per cent.

  Economy

  Nov 25, 2021
• Canada disappointed with U.S. final softwood lumber duty rate, says trade minister

  The U.S. government said Wednesday that its final combined anti-dumping and countervailing duty rate for most Canadian producers will be 17.9 per cent.

  Economy

  Nov 24, 2021
• Concerns raised over new forest management agreement in Alberta

  "The government was previously doing this and now it will be taken over by a private company and there will be less transparency."

  Environment

  Jul 21, 2021
• Police break up ‘exorcism’ in lumber aisle of U.S. Home Depot

  No humans or haunted two-by-fours were arrested in connection with the incident, which happened in Pennsylvania.

  Trending

  Jun 25, 2021
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• Timber! What to expect now that lumber prices have dropped back down to earth

  Not so long ago, the price of building materials was sending construction costs through the roof.

  Consumer

  Jun 22, 2021
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• Alberta sets sights on expanding forest products harvest as high prices drive returns

  Bigstone Forestry Inc. was formed with the help of Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc. to help supply its pulp mill near Athabasca with logs from its forest management area.

  Environment

  May 30, 2021