Early Signs of Lumber Retreat?

Not everyone has the delusional confidence of the National Post editors, a group who should know better. In what could be an early sign of re-evaluating the position of the province on timber stumpage, the Government of Alberta Department of Resource Development, Forest Industry Development has decided it requires the services of a consultant to provide timber valuations for deciduous and coniferous timber.

"Canada is on the side of the angels when it comes to softwood lumber and we will surely come out on top at the end of the day."
  National Post Editorial, March 9, 2001

The consultant will provide services as required on a case-by-case basis throughout the term of the contract (April 20, 2001- March 31, 2002). The actual working time under the contract is expected to be 20-25 days.

The purpose of the contract is to provide:

• market appraisals of directly sold timber quotas for both deciduous timber allocations and coniferous timber quotas;
• market appraisals of the conversion of commercial timber permits and deciduous timber permits to coniferous timber quotas and deciduous timber allocations respectively;
• market appraisals of the conversion of coniferous timber quotas and deciduous timber allocations to forest management agreements; and
• estimates of adjustments to market values for various caveats and constraints on the timber dispositions and allocations directly sold or converted.

Profile Services Search Trade Analysis Updates
Contacts Trade News Policy Street Link To Us Site Search

For services and information, contact Thunder Lake Management Inc.
Copyright © 1998-2003