RE:RE:RE:Mising the boat You get a lot less value out of Southern Pine logs then you do from Fir, Cedar and Hemlock. So log costs are going be cheaper in the Southern USA. Have you ever seen these Pine tree Plantations they get their logs from? They need good weather conditions to get good harvests. I doubt in BC you would even call them logs. . Plus a lot more of their wood has to be treated with wood preservative products to be viable for contruction. If you watch "This old house" on PBS you see them using a lot of this treated Pine wood.