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Sawmills will bounce back by fall, market watchers predict

Sawmills will bounce back by fall, market watchers predict

American housing market expected to remain robust on strength of millennials
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Canfor tenure sale approved

Canfor tenure sale approved

Forest tenure transfer to facilitate construction of new wood pellet plant in Fort Nelson
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Blackwater gold mine gets early works permit

Blackwater gold mine gets early works permit

Permit allows for site preparation and land clearing
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Flush with cash, West Fraser to offer share buyback

Flush with cash, West Fraser to offer share buyback

Recorded cash and equivalents of US$.1.4 billion for first quarter; will use 'modified Dutch auction'
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See Metro Vancouver and Victoria through a new lens this summer

See Metro Vancouver and Victoria through a new lens this summer

Discover everything B.C. has to offer by planning a local getaway
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Prince George on pace for 'record-breaking' construction year

Prince George on pace for 'record-breaking' construction year

The city issued building permits for four major apartment/townhouse projects in May
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Canfor to build new mill in Louisiana

Canfor to build new mill in Louisiana

$160-million project to open fall 2022 DeRidder, Louisiana; credits undisclosed "state and local incentives"
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Local company lands $32M bridge contract

Local company lands $32M bridge contract

CIF Construction Ltd. to build new four-lane bridge on Trans-Canada Highway
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U.S. moves to double tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber imports

U.S. moves to double tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber imports

CALGARY — A move by the U.S.
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Furniture prices expected to jump as tariff of up to 295.9% imposed on some products

Furniture prices expected to jump as tariff of up to 295.9% imposed on some products

Love Dodd, owner of Victoria-based Dodd’s Furniture, said there may well be good reason for the tariffs, but to enforce them without warning and at such high levels will sting both companies and consumers.
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