United Steelworkers union called on Prime Minister Carney to defend Canadian jobs ahead of today’s meeting with President Trump — while the US Lumber Coalition accused Canada of trying to scuttle US trade law enforcement. In other Business news: Ontario invests in Daikin’s Huntsville plant; Domtar releases post-integration sustainability report; Mondi warns of weak pulp and paper demand; Metsä may cut 800 jobs; Weyerhaeuser invests in Buckhannon, West Virginia; and the EPA looks into wood-industry pollution in Missoula’s rivers.

In other news: Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley wildfire is still out-of-control; Canadian wildfire experts met at Thompson Rivers University; a wildfire conference kicks-off in Colorado; and the US Forest Service is falling behind on wildfire prevention. Meanwhile: NAWLA presented the prestigious John J. Mulrooney Award to Donna Whitaker; and APA – The Engineered Wood Association appointed John Beers board chair, and honoured Jim Enright as 2025 Bronson Lewis Award Recipient.

Finally, Canada’s last hockey stick factory faces headwinds but is still standing.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor