Teamsters Canada says it has reached a tentative agreement with Canadian National Railway Co. to renew the collective agreement for […]
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CN Strike Entering its 6th Day, with No Resolution or Government Intercession in Sight
Approximately 3,200 Canadian National Railroad conductors, crew persons and yard workers remain on strike for a sixth day. As the […]
NAFTA Panel Says U.S. Can’t Show Harm from Canadian Softwood Industry
A joint NAFTA panel, made up of 3 Canadians and 2 Americans has given the U.S. 3 months to rethink […]
Canadian National Rail Strike Enters Second Day
Approximately 3,200 CN conductors, trainpersons and yard workers, represented by the Teamsters Union, remain off the job for the second […]
Talks Between United Steel Workers and Western Forest Products End with No Resolution
According to a press release issued today from Western Forest Products Inc. (WPF) “… after resuming discussions with the United […]
A Weakening North American Economy Prompts Canadian National Railway to Cut Jobs
The Canadian National Railway (CN) is confirming that it is in the process of “adjusting its resources to demand” as […]
U.S. Court of International Trade Orders U.S. Dept. of Commerce to Rethink Shake & Shingle Duties
The U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) has ordered the U.S. Department of Commerce to rethink its conclusions that certain […]
British Columbia Lumber Industry Woes Not an Indicator of N.W. Ontario’s Sawmills Health
25 sawmills in British Columbia have been shuttered in 2019. However, only 3 sawmills in northwestern Ontario have been temporarily […]
Conifex Timber Inc. Completes Sales Transaction for Fort St. James Sawmill.
Conifex Timber Inc. has reported that they have completed the sales of their Fort St. James Sawmill with Hampton Lumber […]
Sale of Canfor to Great Pacific Capital completed
Canfor Corporation shareholders have agreed to sell all remaining shares of the company to Great Pacific Capital at a price […]