Domtar announced lumber curtailments of 150 MBF across its facilities in Quebec, Ontario and the US. In related news: a fire at West Fraser Alberta’s Blue Ridge Lumber is contained; J.D. Irving seeks exit from New Brunswick power grid; and Dallas Smith says activists are exploiting First Nations hereditary leadership to derail BC resource projects. Meanwhile: Prime Minister Carney kicks off a trade mission to China, and President Trump says the CUSMA trade agreement is irrelevant.

Kicking off Tree Frog’s TLA coverage this week are two (pre-conference) Truck LoggerBC articles by BC Premier David Eby and Forest Minister Ravi Parmar. In related news: David Elstone reports that BC’s crown timber harvest fell 2% in 2025; the BC Forest Safety Council appoints their new CEO, Cherie Whelan; and Dorian Dereshkevich writes about preventing forestry equipment tip-overs. Meanwhile: Earth Day’s 2026 theme is One Power, Our Planet; and high-tech forestry drones are taking off in New Zealand.

Finally, the US Endowment is partnering to help quantify the effects of mill closures.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor