Feds file notice under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement’s dispute resolution system
Canada has been successful in previous challenges under the North American Free Trade Agreement
Deputy PM didn’t provide specifics about what retaliatory measures might be under consideration
Minister says issues in trade dispute will be appealed again
Robert and Greg Sahlstrom are being recognized with a Minister’s Award for Innovation and Excellence
A two-by-four inch piece of framing lumber that cost $12.65 on June 1 is now selling for $3.95
Protesters blocked Columbia Avenue for four hours
B.C. industry says American builders, home buyers will pay
Prices for B.C. softwood lumber reached $1,600 for 1,000 board feet compared with about $300 a year ago
Project will enhance productivity and competitiveness
U.S. Lumber Coalition says duties a small part of record price
The West Kootenay lumber company will be making the products at South Slocan facility
U.S. producers have long taken issue with Canada’s system of provincially regulated stumpage fees
B.C.’s forest industry hasn’t been able to keep pace with the COVID-19 building boom
At least 215 of the workers were laid off during a temporary mill shutdown in July
The Castlegar mill has asked the province for a lower rate for any log that goes straight to pulp
The curtailment is scheduled to last two weeks, amid pandemic-related market changes