Over the holidays, the Tree Frog News moved to a bigger server to support our growing readership. However, due to some unforeseen challenges, we do not have all of our functionalities up and running yet. As such, we are pleased to provide you with this brief summary of the top news hits from the last week, and will update the more detailed news as soon as our site is fully functional.
Business and Politics
- ‘No clear answers‘: PC leader calls for details on Northern Pulp transition team (CBC)
- Northern Pulp fallout continues (Chronicle Herald)
- Northern Pulp decision fells PEI forest industry, says harvester (Journal Pioneer)
- BC mill bucks trend with expansion amid downturn in forest industry (CBC)
- Gorman Bros. deflects forestry downturn (Kelowna Daily Courier)
- ‘Doom and gloom’ for sidelined Mackenzie forestry workers despite aid (CBC)
- MLA Doug Donaldson reflects on 2019 forestry curtailments (My Bulkley Lakes Now)
- Asa Johal, from poor immigrant to BC independent lumber baron (Vancouver Sun)
- Kenora Forest Products up for sale: parent company in bankruptcy proceedings (CBC)
- Prendiville Industries bankruptcy includes sawmill (Kenora Online)
Finance & Economics
- Global trade in softwood lumber slowed in late 2019 but on pace to be higher than 2018 (Wood Resources International)
Wood, Paper and Green Building
- Forest Innovation Investment India embarks on second phase of growth (The Hindu)
Forestry
- Scotland marks 100 years of public forestry (BBC News)
- Indonesia’s top court bars plantation activity in protected forests (Reuters)
Carbon, Climate and Bioenergy
- Canada’s forestry sector transitions to meet climate demands (iPolitics)
Health & Safety
- Australia fires: New South Wales declares week-long emergency (BBC News)
We thank you for your patience as we finalize the changes to our database and programming.
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