Mile0city.ca A new skills training program in Northern BC was announced today as part of the province’s Jobs Plan. As a partnership between the United Steelworkers Unions and the province, the Northern Skills Training Pilot will focus on forestry and mining. … Click for more
Lesprom Network Canfor Corporation will be proceeding with capital improvement projects totaling $46.7 million at its Grande Prairie, Alberta facility and at the Prince George sawmill in British Columbia, Canada, as the company said in a press release received by … Click for more
Globe and Mail British Columbia’s native communities have often been, at best, reactive to Chinese investment in energy and mining projects. But that is starting to change. The Kaska Dena Council in Northern BC is in the final stages of a deal with a Chinese company … Click for more
China edges out US as top BC lumber customer Vancouver Sun The minister credited the United Steelworkers union for reaching innovative agreements with the province’s forestry sector to get smaller sawmills back in operation to meet the new demand. “There was no politics involved; it was just about making … Click for more from the [...]
CBC.ca Beginning of Story Content Trade figures show the value of softwood lumber exported to China has surpassed the US for the first time, sending powerful signals about the importance of the Asia-Pacific markets for BC’s economy and job prospects. … Click for more at CBC
Timberspan Wood Products will be exhibiting at the Edmonton Log and Cottage Show. This show is the largest show for log and timber builders, development companies and real estate developers in Western Canada. This show will take place at Northland Expo Centre and Timberspan Wood Products will be exhibiting at booth #503 on April 8-10, [...]
Timberspan Wood Products recently finished a large production run to supply all the Douglas Fir bridge timbers for the Haida Gwaii (previously known as the Queen Charlotte Islands) This contract supplied the Government of British Columbia with bridge timbers for all road construction bridge projects for the island. Timberspan Wood Products was chosen for this [...]
Timberspan Wood Products www.timberspan.ca info@timberspan.ca Owner – Joe Cvenkel Phone – 250-961-0146 5 employees Timberspan offer quality European crafted Douglas Fir timbers and lumber from Northern British Columbia. Our timbers are used by commercial and residential builders throughout the world. We have the experience as a former log and timber home builder to know what [...]
The Ports of British Columbia have attracted attention lately with the exporting of raw materials overseas. The concern about Ridley Island having a 40% of all capacity taken up by US firms that are moving coal from the US Midwest to Prince Rupert has been raised by many people. With Ridley being a Federal Government [...]
Business in Vancouver Quesnel and Canfor Pulp’s Northwood mill in Prince George are the latest pulp mills in BC to be earmarked for federal government money to reduce … Click for more
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