The housing market is making your toilet paper more expensive
U.S. retail prices for toilet paper have already surged about 20 per cent from July 2021 to the end of last year. PHOTO BY ANDREAS GEBERT/REUTERS FILES FINANCIAL POST By Bloomberg…
Interfor cuts back production by 8% for Q1 on lower demand
BNN Bloomberg Jan 11, 2023 by The Canadian Press Interfor Corp. says it will reduce lumber production by at least eight per cent of capacity in the first quarter as…
A record-breaking 44 container ships are stuck off the coast of California
By: Business Insider: Hannah Towey , Grace Kay , and Áine Cain Aug 30, 2021 Freight ships sitting off the coast of California in January. US ports have experienced some of the worst bottlenecks…
‘We’re running flat out’: Why the wood pallet industry is on the edge
‘We’re running flat out’: Why the wood pallet industry is on the edge BY: IRENE GALEA THE GLOBE AND MAIL PUBLISHED June 12 2021 Manufacturers of wooden pallets are struggling…
Plastic Prices Hit Record High to Stoke Inflation Concerns
Kevin Crowley, Bloomberg News Mar 18, 2021 (Bloomberg) -- For anyone looking or examples of inflation these days, raw materials are a good place to start. Copper, steel -- even lumber…
Cost of lumber skyrockets during pandemic
Tyler FlemingMulti-Skilled Journalist @tylerflemingCTV Contact Published Tuesday, March 16, 2021 11:32AM EDT OTTAWA -- The cost of lumber has skyrocketed during the pandemic. Whether it's building a backyard deck…
How Climate Change Helped Fuel the U.S. Lumber Shortage
Why Dead Trees Are ‘the Hottest Commodity on the Planet’ Blame climate change, wildfires, hungry beetles … and Millennial home buyers. ROBINSON MEYERAPRIL 27, 2021 In North America, lumber is…
Champion Shavings is Here for You!
Starting Gate Communications April 6, 2020 For Immediate Release Champion Shavings is Here for You! Orangeville, Ontario – Champion Shavings, the North American leader in bagged shavings for equine…
Trucking layoffs are already underway
by Abdul Latheef March 30, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. — While some truckers are basking in the glory of new-found public adulation, others are facing layoffs triggered…
Northern California-based union carrier to cease operations after 48 years
Thursday, February 13, 2020 After 48 years in business, Frank Ghiglione, 82, the primary owner of Rodgers Trucking, has decided to close shop and retire, citing the main reason behind…