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Lumber prices plunge 40 percent since May’s record high
By Robert Dalheim Lumber prices have fallen below $1,000 per thousand board feet for the first time since March. Prices have now dropped 40 percent since […]
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No early heads-up from U.S. about plan to propose higher softwood duties, Ng says
By / James McCarten, The Canadian Press WASHINGTON — Canada’s international trade minister says she got no warning from her American counterpart before the United States […]
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B.C. forestry modernization plan calls for big boost in Indigenous participation
By: Tyler Orton The provincial government is promising to boost Indigenous engagement in forestry as it sets out on the largest series of policy updates for […]
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Timber bottlenecks lead to construction stoppages in Germany
By / Reinhard Becker Supply bottlenecks with timber, steel and insulating material are causing construction stoppages in Germany and threatening to slow the country’s recovery […]
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US Forest Service seeks budget boost ahead of fire season
By Emily Cureton (OPB) The United States Forest Service is seeking a major budget increase this year. President Joe Biden’s preliminary budget blueprint includes a $1.7 billion […]
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Inside Innovation: Unravelling MTC’s sustainability and life cycle analyses claims
By / John Bleasby Mass Timber Construction (MTC) is touted as construction’s wonder material. It’s sustainable, renewable, light and easy to assemble, and attractive, say […]
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Blazes That Refuse to Die: ‘Zombie Fires’
With a changing climate, fires in far northern forests that smolder throughout winter and erupt again in spring could become more common, a new study […]
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Lumber futures swing 10% in wild session as speculative frenzy ends
By / Thomas Franck Lumber futures gyrated in wild trading on Wednesday as traders struggled to determine if a recent pullback in wood prices had […]
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Mass timber hangar planned for Kelowna airport
DCN-JOC News Services KELOWNA, B.C. — The first-ever mass timber aircraft hanger has been announced for the Kelowna International Airport. Federal officials announced they would […]
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Critical fire weather hits Arizona
by Peter Aleshire, consulting publications editor The National Weather Service issued a “critical fire weather” warning for the end of this week across much of […]