Millar Western will implement an indefinite shutdown at its Boyle lumber operation and has issued severance notices to operation employees.

The Canadian Climate Forum has issued a study that documents how forests and products made from tree fiber will play an increasingly critical role in the transition to a low carbon economy.

Canada Wood Group named Scott J. Ellinger managing director for its Canada Wood China operations. He will be located in the Shanghai office.

Q: We recently made a wooden item that has some moulding pieces on the outside. The stile and rail joints were mortised and tenoned, and then glued. We then finished them with a catalyzed varnish. Now the joints are opening about 0.03 inches maximum, usually less. Yet, the cracks are unsightly. Are small cracks like this "normal?" Is there something we can do in the future to avoid such problems?

Black Bros. Co. has agreed to purchase the distribution rights for Rapha Membranes from KKA Enterprises of McDougall, Ontario, Canada.

Sherwin-Williams named alabaster color of the year for 2016. But it's got some contenders.

National Millwork says it will open a Texas operation which it believes can generate revenues of $10-15 million in 2016, and generate an operating profit in excess of $1 million. CEO Otto Nonnenmann next will open a manufacturing facility similar to its South Florida plant to support the Southwest.

With Home Depot and Lowe’s beating earnings expectations this week, we’re seeing clear enthusiasm for the home improvement sector. Home improvement, after all, has performed well even as other retail categories falter.