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Workers at Kruger Packaging Plant in LaSalle, QC, Launch Seven-Day Strike
About 100 workers at Kruger’s LaSalle, QC, packaging plant began a seven-day strike Wednesday over wages, The Canadian Press reported.
Canfor to Acquire Remaining Stake in Canfor Pulp
Canfor currently owns about 54.8% of Canfor Pulp’s issued and outstanding shares.
Lawmakers Seek to Reauthorize Low-Interest Timber Loan Program
US lawmakers introduced the SAWMILL Act to reauthorize TPEP, offering low-interest, long-term loans for timber and wood processing companies, HBSDealer reported.
Maine’s Woodland Pulp Halts Purchases of Canadian Pulpwood Amid Higher US Tariffs
Woodland Pulp has paused purchases of Canadian softwood pulpwood, citing higher US tariffs and market uncertainty, Global News reported.
US National Interagency Fire Center Wildfire Update for November 21
As of November 21, eight large fires are being suppressed in eight different states. Year-to-date, 4,921,035 acres have been burned.
BC Lowers Allowable Cut for TFL 49 in the Thompson-Okanagan Region
BC has reduced the allowable annual cut for TFL 49 to 150,500 cubic meters, a 26.2% cut reflecting wildfire impacts, updated land base data, and sustainability priorities.
Washington Forest Practices Board Approves Type NP Buffer Rule, Taking 200,000 Acres Out of Production
Washington’s Forest Practices Board approved wider stream buffers that remove 200,000 acres from timber production, Capital Press reported.
Campbell Global Acquires 28,200 Acres of Oregon Timberland
Campbell Global has acquired the 28,200-acre Emerald Ridge timberland property in Oregon’s north coastal and Willamette Valley regions.
Federal Appeals Court Weighs Reviving Oregon Timber Antitrust Case
The Ninth Circuit is weighing whether to revive an antitrust lawsuit alleging Iron Triangle and Malheur Lumber Co. suppressed competition in Eastern Oregon.