Construction costs rising as fires affect B.C. lumber supply

VICTORIA — Fires in the province are driving up the cost of building materials — and there appears to be no price relief in sight, according to industry insiders.
The staples of home construction — lumber and sheeting materials such as plywood and oriented strand board — have increased by 10 and 40 per cent, respectively, and the pace of price changes appears to be increasing.
According to Tim Urquhart, president of Slegg Building Materials in Victoria, the company has tr