Forest firm eyes India
July 30, 2011
Mark Nielsen, Prince George Citizen
The world's largest democracy is on Canfor's horizon.
After trade barriers were lifted in December, Canfor began shipping nominal amounts of lumber to India but CEO Don Kayne said Friday the company has launched a one-year process to determine where to put its resources in the country, and sees a China-size market down the road. Read more
Tinderbox tower raise safety worries
July 25, 2011
Arthur Williams, Prince George Citizen
The president of the Fire Chief's Association of B.C. is calling on B.C. cities to enforce stricter fire safety rules for large woodframe buildings during construction. Read more
New lumber sales in China
A trade delegation to China led by B.C. Minister of Forests and Range Pat Bell has secured 83 million board feet in new lumber sales. Read more...
"Tying logs to communities": Public meetings to be held in Mackenzie and Fort St. James
PRINCE GEORGE, BC. Public meetings are being held in Mackenzie, on October 27, and Fort St. James, on October 28, to discuss the issue of "tying logs to communities," otherwise known as "appurtenance." Read more...
West Fraser buys closed sawmill in Fort St. James
West Fraser has reached an agreement to buy Stuart Lake Lumber, which owns a sawmill in Fort St. James shut down since the spring of 2007. Read more...
Extension to wage program in works for mill workers
Extensions to a program that helps top up sawmill workers wages at mills on reduced work weeks is under consideration by the federal government. Read more...
Area sawmills keeping production down
Lumber producers in the Northern Interior continue to maintain their reduced production levels, despite a run-up in lumber prices this summer and a drop in the value of the Canadian dollar. Read more...
Wood pellet plant still sought in Northern British Columbia
TallOil Canada Inc. continues to push ahead on plans to build a wood pellet plant in northern B.C. but acknowledged it has been slow going. The company has planned to start construction of the first of four $30-million plants last summer. Read more...
