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No layoffs expected in Burns Lake area sawmills

The U.S. has imposed a second wave of duties on Canadian lumber
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Lakes District News file photo The anti-dumping duty recently announced by the U.S. is on top of the previously announced countervailing duty of 19.88 per cent, for a total rate of 26.75 per cent.

Recently the U.S. Department of Commerce announced preliminary anti-dumping duties of 6.87 per cent to be applied to the majority of Canadian softwood lumber shipments entering the U.S.

The anti-dumping duty is on top of the previously announced preliminary countervailing duty of 19.88 per cent, for a total rate of 26.75 per cent.

Steve Zika, CEO of Hampton Affiliates - company that owns Babine Forest Products and Decker Lake Forest Products, said he doesn’t anticipate any changes to the company’s operating plans in 2017.

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