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A few weeks ago, I reluctantly packed away our patio furniture and barbecue, marking the official end of ‘outdoor season.’ It’s a chore I loathe doing every year, as it serves as a reminder that winter will soon arrive. Thankfully, Toronto…

To say Joshia de Jonge was born to make music wouldn’t be an understatement. From a young age, the Quebec-based guitar maker recalls spending days in her father’s workshop and taking quickly to the craft. "My dad is Sergei de Jonge, who…

In response to growing pressures from their stakeholders, Canadian companies are re-evaluating their entire supply chain to determine the human, environmental, and socioeconomic impacts of their products or services, finds recent KPMG in…

Hettich Canada and Cuisine Idéale announce the long-term renewal of their partnership agreement on October 28, 2022. Cuisine Idéale, an important growing player in the North American  kitchen cabinet industry, will continue to rely on…

A federal program to support women in the skilled trades is offering funding for projects that recruit, train and mentor women apprentices. Qualifying organizations could receive up to $3 million over two years through the Women in Skilled…

Newly announced funding from Canada’s Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) program will expand wood product lines in British Columbia with an emphasis on innovative technologies for engineered wood. The $5.4 million outlay…

Unbleached wood fibers and nanofibers are environmentally-friendly alternatives for material development. They are particularly useful as reinforcements in fiber-based biocomposites due to their CO2 absorption capacity and low density. A…

Trevor Woodland knows how to strike a chord with clients. Since 2015, the lifelong luthier has refined his reputation for building one-of-a-kind guitars out of his Vigilant Guitars workshop in James Bay, Victoria, in British Columbia.…

BC Wood has two new faces on its board of directors. Kelly Marciniw, vice-president at Pan-Abode International, and Donna Shaw, director of marketing and sales at Live Edge Design, were welcomed into the fold last month. “Kelly and…

Canada will enter a technical recession in the first half of next year, according to Scotiabank’s senior vice-president and chief economist Jean-Francois Perrault. "Lower commodity prices, high uncertainty, lower equity values and a…

NKBA’s newly released 2023 Design Trends report revealed several new and upcoming trends as well as highlighted a number of others that continue to gain traction. The annual report, which surveyed over 600 members of the kitchen and bath…

It was over 25 years ago when Robert and Rhonda Thornton put their vision for a custom cabinet-making business into practice. With big ambitions and a 1 000-square-feet workshop, the husband-and-wife team pooled their passion and talents…

Adjustable workstation pioneer Bill Melnik’s BRC Business Enterprises bought out Toronto-based office furniture maker Tayco for an undisclosed amount in September. “The amazing culture and striking manufacturing space is what first…

Wood product makers in Canada – almost all of them micro or small businesses – are about to get access to better financing options through amendments made to the Canada Small Business Financing Program (CSBFP). That program makes it…

One of the things I look forward to in fall (other than the leaves changing colour) is finding out the on-trend hues for the coming year. Almost all the major paint manufacturers reveal their predictions for what will be in style and,…

Committed to the development of automated transportation, the city of Matagami has announced that tests with semi-autonomous trucks will be conducted on the road during the summer of 2023. This summer, FP Innovations and Research…

Headquartered in Canada, the global leader in industrialized construction, Doing It Right This Time (DIRTT), is welcoming back Co-founder Geoff Gosling. He created the original concept of an agile construction system that serves as the…

Canadian wood-based panel producer Uniboard starts the third phase of its modernization project in Val-d’Or, Quebec. This extensive project is the latest commitment to deploy DIEFFENBACHER’s CEBRO smart plant concept introduced in 2021.…