Kelly, Sandy and Heidi
The COVID-19 pandemic is spreading across North America and the health and safety of our communities is paramount. As you go about your daily lives, the Tree Frog News encourages you to take precautionary measures to ensure your safety and that of your family, friends and neighbours. Now more than ever we need to look out for each other and encourage preparedness. At the same time, it’s important to keep things in perspective, focus on what you can control and keep to your normal routine as much as possible.
This past week of coronavirus news, in particular the import of slowing its spread through in-person events, has resulted in the cancellation or postponement of most forestry and wood product events. Here is a partial list (which we will update):
- Paper 2020 – March 15-17 in New York City
- ForestTECHx – March 17-18 in Vancouver, BC
- Montreal Wood Convention – March 24-26, in Montreal
- International Mass Timber Conference – March 24-26 in Portland, Oregon
- SLMA & SFPA Spring Meeting – March 25-27 in New Orleans
- COFI 2020 – April 1-3 in Prince George, BC
- BC College of Applied Biology Conference – April 2-3, Kelowna, BC
- Ontario Professional Foresters Association – April 7-9, in Allison, Ontario
- TAPPI’s PaperCon: – April 27-30 in Atlanta
- Olympic Logging Conference – May 1, Victoria, BC
- Hoo-Hoo Club 48 Members Night – May 7 in Vancouver, BC
- BC Forest Safety Council’s Interior Safety Conference – May 7 in Kamloops, BC