Posted by oneadam
BC Economy, Forest Industry, North Central, North Coast, North East, North West
Sunday, April 25th, 2010
TheChronicleHerald.ca There has also been a general decline in the industry, with nearly 94000 Canadian forestry jobs lost over the last nine years, primarily in British Columbia … Click for more
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BC Economy, Forest Industry, North Central, North Coast, North East, North West
Monday, April 19th, 2010
Globe and Mail Capital is returning to forestry. In late March, Herb Doman, scion of a lumber fortune that went bust, bought eight sawmills in Ontario and Quebec, … Click for more
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BC Economy, Forest Industry, North Central, North Coast, North East, North West
Monday, April 19th, 2010
Globe and Mail Capital is returning to forestry. In late March, Herb Doman, scion of a lumber fortune that went bust, bought eight sawmills in Ontario and Quebec, … Click for more
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BC Economy, North Coast, North East, North West
Sunday, April 11th, 2010
Metro Canada – Vancouver VICTORIA, BC – The export tax BC forest companies pay to ship softwood lumber to the US is being cut by one-third because of rising wood prices. … Click for more
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North West, Terrace
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
terrace Standard The project would come with 16 full time jobs and approximately 60 indirect jobs in forestry like loggers, truckers and operators. … Click for more
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BC Economy, China, Forest Industry, North Central, North Coast, North East, North West
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
Vancouver Sun Sure, China is becoming a major consumer of BC wood products. With its economy booming, China’s consumption of BC softwood has doubled in the last year. … Click for more
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BC Economy, Forest Industry, North Central, North Coast, North East, North West
Monday, March 15th, 2010
Victoria Times Colonist He’s negotiating with the labour union to lower labour costs, he said, because at the end of the day the only thing that can make BC forestry competitive … Click for more
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BC Economy, Forest Industry, Kitimat, North Coast, North West
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Economic forum will focus on Eurocan Northern Sentinel The recently-closed Eurocan pulp and paper mill in Kitimat will dominate discussion at an economic forum to be held locally next week. … Click for more
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BC Economy, Forest Industry, North Central, North Coast, North East, North West
Sunday, March 7th, 2010
Vancouver Sun … forest practices in the Great Bear Rainforest, lead to greater confidence in BC products because they have been approved by a credible third party. Click for more
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BC Economy, Forest Industry, North Central, North Coast, North East, North West
Friday, March 5th, 2010
Vancouver Sun By Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver SunMarch 4, 2010 -The BC Liberals downgraded the forest ministry this week, cutting its funding by $200 million over three years … Click for more