High anxiety over softwood lumber despite tone change from U.S.: B.C. premier

BC Premier to Meet With Mark Carney Over the Soaring Lumber Duties Imposed by US

British Columbia Premier David Eby says he will meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday to discuss launching a Team Canada approach to support workers in the forestry sector in response to the latest U.S. decision on softwood lumber duties. The U.S. Department of Commerce said on Friday that it has determined a combined preliminary anti-subsidy and anti-dumping duty rate of 34.45 percent for Canadian lumber following an administrative rev…

Struggling B.C. forestry sector gathers in Prince George as industry faces 'tough times'

Declining harvests, U.S. tariffs and natural disasters weigh on once-dominant industry.

Tariffs, 'generational' changes have an impact on Southeast Minnesota's lumber industry

PRESTON, Minn. — Southeast Minnesota’s lumber and woodworking industry is a scene of continual change. There have been changes in the number of sawmills in the area, changes in the number and type of workers, and changes in the types of wood people want to see in their homes. President Andy Nigon of Nigon Woodworks in Rochester said that about every five years there’s a shift in the wood types people request for projects. For example, cherry was…

B.C. economist warns of escalating trade war with the U.S.

Kwantlen's Ulrich Paschen sees B.C. with few options, while UBC's Werner Antweiler says liberalization of interprovincial trade as key

Canadian softwood lumber producers face paying soaring duty rates imposed by U.S.

U.S. Department of Commerce plans to raise duties by nearly 140 per cent against most Canadian lumber producers

High anxiety over softwood lumber despite tone change from U.S.

David Eby is encouraged to see shifting tone in Trump's talk, but concerns remain over how tariffs could devastate softwood lumber. Read on