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For Your Information Regarding COVID-19:
Opportunities New Brunswick has published a document summarizing financial assistance to businesses. It is available on their website at the following links:
English https://onbcanada.ca/covid19-guide-businesses-relief-measures/
French https://onbcanada.ca/fr/covid19-guide-intention-entreprises-mesures-de-soutien/
Other helpful links:
GNB Financial Assistance:
https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/gateways/for_business/covid19.html
Government of Canada Financial Assistance:
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/business/maintaingrowimprovebusiness/resources-for-canadian-businesses.html#_2._Support_for
Farm Credit Canada Financial Assistance:
https://www.fcc-fac.ca/en/about-fcc/media-newsroom/news-releases/2020/lending-capacity-increases-to-alleviate-industry-financial-pressure.html
English https://onbcanada.ca/covid19-guide-businesses-relief-measures/
French https://onbcanada.ca/fr/covid19-guide-intention-entreprises-mesures-de-soutien/
Other helpful links:
GNB Financial Assistance:
https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/gateways/for_business/covid19.html
Government of Canada Financial Assistance:
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/business/maintaingrowimprovebusiness/resources-for-canadian-businesses.html#_2._Support_for
Farm Credit Canada Financial Assistance:
https://www.fcc-fac.ca/en/about-fcc/media-newsroom/news-releases/2020/lending-capacity-increases-to-alleviate-industry-financial-pressure.html
2020 Spring Weight Restrictions:
Spring weight restrictions for truck traffic will come into effect on Monday, March 2nd in Southern NB, and Monday, March 9th in Northern NB. Restrictions will continue until midnight on Sunday, May 17th in Southern NB, and midnight on Sunday, May 24th in Northern NB. These dates are dependent upon weather conditions, and are subject to change.
Expression of Interest:
The Northumberland Woodlot Owners Assoc. will be requiring the services of wood harvesting and trucking contractor(s) to carry out harvest management activities on private woodlots. The services would be required for the 2019/20 season and on various private woodlots within the region. This is an opportunity for one full-time equivalent operation during this season with the possibility of extending for an additional year. For more information contact the office at 506-622-7733 e-mail woodlot@nb.aibn.com.
- **IMPORTANT CHANGE** Effective March 27, 2020: Arbec Forest Products will be closing for the spring season on Friday, March 27, 2020 at 5:00PM. Further notification will follow indicating the date of re-opening when it has been identified.
- Effective March 27, 2020: Chaleur Sawmill will close for deliveries on Friday, March 27, 2020 at 5:00PM.
- Effective March 23, 2020: Arbec Forest Products have shut off softwood deliveries effective immediately.
- Effective March 23, 2020: Delco Forest Products will close effective Monday, March 23, 2020 at noon until further notice.
- Effective March 23, 2020: Delco Forest Products new hours of operation will be: Monday - Friday 7AM - 12:00PM (noon).
- Effective March 20, 2020: Devon Lumber Company will stop taking loads of Spruce/Fir Studwood on Friday, March 20, 2020 at 4:00PM. They will still continue purchase of treelength cedar, and cedar sawlogs.
- Effective March 6, 2020: Fornebu Lumber will close for deliveries on March 6, 2020 until further notice.
- Effective March 6, 2020: Twin Rivers: Plaster Rock will close for deliveries on March 6, 2020 at 5:00PM, and will re-open for private woodlot purchases on April 6, 2020.
- Effective February 21, 2020: JD Irving: Grand Lake Timber and JDI: Sussex will be stopping gatewood (non-contract) purchase wood deliveries of studwood, and JD Irving: Sussex Chip plant will be stopping gatewood (non-contract) purchase wood deliveries of softwood pulpwood at the end of business day on February 21, 2020.
- Effective February 14, 2020: At the end of the day on February 14, 2019, JD Irving: Doaktown will not be accepting any more deliveries of white pine.
- Effective January 27, 2020: Fornebu Lumber will have new prices. Click here for more details.
- Effective January 27, 2020: Chaleur Sawmill will have new prices. Click here for more details.
- Effective October 18, 2019: JDI Baker Brook Sawmill will close permanently November 1, 2019. No deliveries after noon, Oct. 18, 2019.
- Effective October 13, 2019: AV Nackawic new prices. Click here for more details.
- Effective October 7, 2019: Envirem Organics accepting deliveries. Click here for more details.
- Effective September 25, 2019: Woodland Pulp LLC new delivery location and price. Click here for more details.
- Effective July 8, 2019: JD Irving: Doaktown and associated yards will purchase white pine logs. Note product must be delivered to mill within a week of cutting.
- Effective April 12, 2019: Port Hawkesbury Paper and the holding yard at Berry Mills will no longer be accepting deliveries.
- Effective March 4, 2019: Starting March 4, 2019 Twin Rivers Plaster Rock scales will be open from Monday at 6:00AM - Friday at 4:00PM. Scales are also open Saturday from 6:00AM - 4:00PM