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The following is excerpted from a 28 June 2011 release by Statistics Canada. 1990 to 2010

Effective immediately, commercial vehicles not exceeding 80,000 kg gross vehicle weight (GVW) may now enter Canada at North Portal, SK/Portal, ND.

The following message is from CBSA (EDI11-039).

The Annual General Meeting of Corporate Members of the CSCB will be held, on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 3:15 p. m. at the Hilton Lac Leamy, Gatineau, QC. The Annual Meeting of Corporate Members shall

This is to inform you that an Order in Council, a regulatory amendment removing the 10 % temporary additional export charge on softwood lumber products from Option B Regions (Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan), was approved on June 23, 2011. The Order in Council terminates the additional 10% export charge effective July 1, 2011.

The following is from the 22 June 2011 issue of the American Shipper. It was written by the president of the NCBFAA, Jeffrey Coppersmith. Note the reference to the CCS (Certified Customs Specialist) course, initiated by the CSCB and developed in collaboration with the NCBFAA.

The following is excerpted from the 24 June 2011 issue of The Journal of Commerce. The U.S. and European Union plan to implement mutual recognition of their supply chain security programs by the end of October, according to a statement signed on Thursday.

The following is excerpted from the 20 June 2011 issue The Gazette (montrealgazette.com).

The following is excerpted from the 26 June 2011 issue of Reuters Canada. Canadians could begin receiving mail again within two days after the Senate on Sunday endorsed back-to-work legislation ending the labor dispute that shut down the postal service...

The following is excerpted from the 27 June 2011 issue of Reuters Canada.

Following is excerpted from a 24 June 2011 release by the Department of Finance Canada.

The Conference Board of Canada released the following report in June 2011: Canada’s Wood Products Industry: Industrial Outlook Spring 2011 The report is available for download here:

The following is excerpted from a 25 June 2011 press release by the World Customs Organization.

The following is excerpted from a 26 June 2011 news release by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada.

On this first long weekend of the summer, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced that an additional lane for processing travellers has been installed at the Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle border crossing...

The following is excerpted from a 20 June 2011 news release by Health Canada.

You are invited to attend the CSCB national annual conference from September 18-20, 2011 at the Hilton Lac Leamy, Gatineau, QC (just across the river from Ottawa). Because September is a very busy time in the National Capital Region, we strongly encourage you to make your hotel reservations before we hit the cut-off date o f August 17, 2011. After that date, we cannot guarantee space or rate.

The following is excerpted from an 27 June 2011 news release by the International Chamber of Commerce.

The following is excerpted from a 24 June 2011 news release by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

The following is excerpted from a 25 June 2011 press release by the World Customs Organization.