Jan 05, 2010. /Lesprom Network/. Canadian lumber production in October totaled 1.8 billion board feet, up 4% from September and the highest mark since November 2008, as Random Lengths reported. The British Columbia Southern Interior gained 20% month-to-month; all of B.C., as well as Nova Scotia, gained 10%. Only Quebec decreased from September. With a second straight monthly increase, year-to-date production reached 15.7 billion board feet, down 23% from last year. Output in British Columbia reached 8.1 billion board feet through October, down 22%. Alberta output declined just 10%, to 2.4 billion board feet.