"Hello, this is Andrew Snook with your news of the week. In today’s newsletter read about Conifex's curtailment of operations at its Mackenzie sawmill; the weekly lumber market report; and more!"
Players described a subdued tone at the Montreal Wood Convention, while most dimension lumber prices continued to level off amid cautious buyer activity.
During the first day of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative 2026 Annual Conference in Montreal, SFI announced the Arbor Day Foundation as the recipient of the 2026 SFI CEO Award for demonstrating outstanding partnership and leadership...
Sean Steuart, managing director at TD Cowen, provided an economic outlook for the forestry sector earlier this week at the Ontario Forest Industries Association Convention in Toronto.
While the impact of the U.S. tariffs and duties have impacted the forest products sector across Canada, I’m not sure any province has been hit harder than Ontario.
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On May 1, Conifex announced that it will be temporarily curtailing its sawmill operations at the company’s sawmill in Mackenzie, B.C. for a seven-week period.
Brian McClay, chair of Montreal-based pulp and paper intelligence provider TTO BMA, shared insights into current market trends at last week’s Ontario Forest Industries Association Convention in Toronto.
