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The price of lumber continues to reach new heights, having positive and negative impacts on local businesses in the process.
In the span of one year, the price has risen roughly 380 per cent and it doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon.
The exponential price increase has made it harder for Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore outlets in Regina and Saskatoon to get the supplies they need.
“Our stock really relies on donations from the general public and because lumber is now apparently made with gold, people kind of hold on to it,” said Glenn Saganice of the Saskatoon location.