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As the cost of wood increases, there have been reports of a recent surge in lumber theft.
Calgary Police say that they have always dealt with theft from construction sites; however, they started to notice an uptick in lumber theft around the end of last year’s construction season. Low theft levels were seen throughout the winter, but there has been another recent increase as the weather has gotten warmer, including some incidents in which lumber has been stolen from trailers on transport trucks.
Sergeant Nick Wilsher of the Calgary Police Service Crime Prevention Team told Daily Hive that lumber theft has gone from smaller amounts to cases where thieves have stolen entire vehicles of wood.
Soaring lumber costs and building supplies pushing up price of new homes A recent survey by the Canadian Home Builders Association found the added lumber costs alone are increasing the price of a home by $20,000.
Author of the article: Joel Schlesinger  â¢Â for the Edmonton Journal
Publishing date: May 21, 2021  â¢Â 10 hours ago  â¢Â 2 minute read  â¢Â A worker loads finished trusses for homes onto a truck at Wasatch Truss in Utah. Lumber prices have sky rocketed along with supply shortages the last several months have plagued the construction industry. Photo by George Frey /Getty Images
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