According to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Application Survey, for the week ending February 14th, 2020, […]
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January Housing Starts Remain Strong
The U.S. Census Bureau has reported that Privately‐owned housing starts in January were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of […]
Tokyo based Seihoku Plywood is developing a plywood with a thickness of more than 50mm
Seeking to participate in the new engineered wood market, Tokyo based Seihoku Plywood is developing a plywood with a thickness […]
Value of British Columbia Exports Fall 6.4% When Compared to 2018
According to B.C. Statistics, exports originating from British Columbia dropped 6.4% in value in 2019, when compared to 2018. Slumping […]
Canadian Home Sales Decline in January
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) is reporting that a slowdown in Lower Mainland of British Columbia resulted in Canadian […]
U.S. Consumer Sentiment Reaches 2-year High
According to the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers, consumer sentiment rose 1.1% to a reading of 100.9 in February […]
Modest Progress Reported Between Mohawk First Nation and Canadian Government Over CN Blockade
After a meeting near a rail blockade that has shut down train service across much of Eastern Canada, Indigenous Services Minister […]
Longest Strike in B.C. Coastal Forest History Ended on Saturday
The 8-month strike between Western Forest Products (WFP), 6-mills on Vancouver Island and the United Steelworkers (USW) Union Local 1-1937 […]
Wooden Skyscrapers – A New Way to Build Tall Across the Globe
The Norwegian town of Brumunddal, which is just about 60 miles north of Oslo, has a population of just under […]
Canadian National Railway Announced Progressive Shutdown of Eastern Canadian Operation
The Canadian National Railway announced on Thursday that the company has been forced to initiate a disciplined and progressive shutdown […]