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Posted: May 19, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 19
A load of eastern cedar lumber from a sawmill in Bouchette, Que., is ready to be turned into a new deck. Lumber isn t the only building material skyrocketing in price.(Stu Mills/CBC)
From homebuilders to backyard renovators, many Canadians have been feeling the impact of the price of lumber and other materials doubling or tripling during the pandemic.
Roy Nandram knows all too well.
The builder and former president of the Greater Ottawa Home Builders Association has been watching his material costs spike on a nine-home development in the Experimental Farm area.