Old forests, new investments

As the brisk January morning air settles in on the log yards in the north, the world finds yet another year has come and gone. Standing at the threshold of 2022, more than a few folks are relieved to see the prospect of hope in a New Year and many a lumber mill is glad to get another year in operation. In a year that saw record lumber prices, the small business world continued to face a challenging labor market throughout 2021.

Overall, the volume of logs available last year seemed good industry wide, fostered by the unprecedented demand in forest-based products and corresponding log values wh...