California looks to Canadian timber to help in wildfire rebuild, despite tariff threat
- Posted on February 5, 2025
- By The Globe and Mail
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California looks to Canadian timber to help in wildfire rebuild, despite tariff threat
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The president of the California Building Industry Association says ‘there aren’t really alternatives’ to Canadian lumber used for homebuilding in the state because about 80% of Californian land can’t be logged