16+ hour, 47+ min ago   (1135+ words) More than 20 lumber mills closed across B.C. over the last three years. Billions in wood products affected by U.S. tariffs. Tens of thousands of jobs lost in Canada. While there are many factors driving the decline, recent U.S. tariffs haven't helped. But Donald…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (486+ words) B.C.'s forestry industry expects it will be one of the hardest-hit sectors by the United States' new 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods. B.C. is the largest producer of lumber in Canada, and the industry plays a large role in the…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (193+ words) The U.S. has imposed a 50-per-cent tariff on a range of Canadian goods, after trade talks broke down between the U.S. and Canada. David Elstone, strategic advisor to the forest industry and publisher of the View from the Stump newsletter, says the…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (572+ words) A day after Canada's largest forestry company announced plans to stop work at a pulp and paper mill on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast, community members say they are still reeling. "The mood is pretty sombre right now. It's a feeling…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (186+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump is targeting certain wood and lumber products in his latest threats. But a recent Bank of Canada report suggests lumber exports have shown some resiliency even in the face of Trump's contentious trade policies. UBC associate professor…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (130+ words) What Trump's latest tariff threats could mean to B.C.'s forest industry CBC What Trump's latest tariff threats could mean to B.C.'s forest industry U.S. President Donald Trump is once again threatening tariffs on Canadian products. Forestry industry adviser David Elstone says…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (644+ words) New Brunswick has more than 100 museums and heritage sites. In our summer series Museum Road Trip, CBC News will highlight eight small-town historic places. Only one museum can claim to sit at the centre of New Brunswick, and it’s fitting…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (520+ words) The company that owns the sawmill in the town of Big River has told 117 employees that economic conditions are forcing it to suspend operations "indefinitely." Carrier Forest Products Ltd. sent a letter to its employees dated Thursday explaining that layoff…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (302+ words) The days of chopping down a tree and paying stumpage fees are on the way out for the timber industry, Canada's forest ministers have heard, with the hope of a revival pinned on a new task force report. Corey Hogan,…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (437+ words) B.C. Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says the province could be selling more wood in the Middle East among other emerging markets to curtail its dependence on the United States. Parmar announced an additional $12 million for the Crown agency that markets lumber…...