Trump’s tariffs could endanger the struggling US trucking industry and derail railway’s planned growth. In other Business news: a Vancouver Island First Nation takes BC to court over title claim; 2024 was a positive year for Arkansas’ forest industry; and the US Endowment elects two new directors. In Market news: high insurance costs hamper mass timber; US building material prices increased in November; Canada’s building permits fell in October; and Ontario’s housing starts are expected to decline.
In Forestry/Climate news: Canada wants to slash its emissions in half by 2035; Ontario First Nations will convert wood waste into green fuel; an Australian study on the potential to lower carbon emissions with wood products; FSC extends its blockage on Chinese plywood mill; and Rolling Stones keyboardist Chuck Leavell sees the forest for the trees.
Finally, CWC announced the recipients of the 2024 Catherine Lalonde Memorial Scholarships.
Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor