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Tariffs on Canadian lumber are ‘going forward’

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Tariffs on Canadian lumber are ‘going forward’

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Tariffs on Canadian softwood exports to U.S. could reach 55%

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Canada’s forestry sector faces uncertainty with 25 per cent U.S. tariffs

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Quebec Business Trends – February 2025

  Quebec Business Trends – February 2025 As most businesses usually enter a slower time of year during the Holiday Season, with planned downtime, this year some businesses extended that time due to most markets not performing well. Also, winter weather conditions have been milder and the ground is not frozen enough for logging activity. […]

Why Knot, Why Knot

Why Knot, Why Knot My maternal grandmother, Florence Spear, was 101 when she passed away in 2006. I was 29 then, and her life left a profound impact on me. She had been a widow for 28 years and lived next to us for seven years when I was a kid. Elegant and refined, she […]