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How is lumber production in British Columbia responding to super high prices?

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By Joel Wood
| Medium
In late 2019 I made a chart that was included in Macleans’ annual Charts to Watch feature. At that time, lumber prices were down and some mills in the interior of British Columbia (BC)were being permantently closed; so it was natural to look at the drop off in lumber production in BC. Given the current skyrocketing lumber prices in the North American market, it will be interesting to revisit this chart to see how BC production has changed in response to record high prices.
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B.C. economy would gain from streamlined log export policies

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By Joel Wood
| Vancouver Sun Verified
Opinion: B.C. economy would gain from streamlined log export policies Almost no topic in B.C. forestry is more controversial than log exports. Some unions and politicians argue for a complete ban, while many economists favour free trade in logs. The current government has been happy to allow limited log exports as long as the logs are not of the highest quality and are deemed surplus to domestic needs. Many of the rules surrounding log exports impose needless costs on log producers and owners.
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Morton: Sturgeon refinery costs continue to mount - The School of Public Policy

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By G. Kent Fellows, Mukesh Khanal, Gres Wilkins, Joel Wood
| policyschool.ca
Morton: Sturgeon refinery costs continue to mount Who is on the hoof for cost overruns at the North West Redwater Partnership's Sturgeon Refinery? Postmedia file Cost overruns at the North West Redwater Partnership’s Sturgeon refinery are back in the news. The Government of Alberta has confirmed that capital costs are now estimated at $9.3 billion, about a billion more than the last estimate in 2014. And that estimate was $2 billion higher than the 2011 estimate of $6.5 billion.
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Review: Lettuce and Beats Antique overcome wet sets at first-ever Brainquility festival in Safety Harbor (w/photos)

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By Joel Wood, Heather Dickson c, Yvonne Gougelet c, Jacob Pierce c
| Creative Loafing Tampa Bay Verified
Brainquility Music And Arts Festival poured into the gorgeous and typically serene Safety Harbor Waterfront Park Saturday, bringing with it a tide of artist collectives, craft and food vendors, and musical acts popular in the established Florida festival scene.
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