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Jun 2024
20m 53s

Could a new way to build be the solution...

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Mass timber is becoming more and more in demand, and Nova Scotia could be getting in on the ground floor. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Patrick Crabbe, team leader of the Mass Timber Company, to talk about why that is.

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