The Tree Frog News has been featuring the panels and speakers from the Council of Forest Industries 2026 Conference over the last week. For those who missed the coverage, here are all of our summarized stories.
Day One – April 8, 2026
- Reception and Tradeshow with Kim Haakstad and Andrew James
Day Two – April 9, 2026
- Official Welcome with Greg Stewart, Brian George and Lisa Dominato
- Federal Update with Parliamentary Secretary Corey Hogan
- Opening Keynote with Regional Chief Terry Teegee
- Macroeconomic Outlook with Central 1 Chief Economist Bryan Yu
- The Path Forward with Minister Ravi Parmar and Duputy Mackenzie Leine
- Next Generation with Anna McNally, Georgina Clarke-Magnus & Mark Roller
- Keynote: The View from Ottawa with public opinion researcher Bruce Anderson
- Local Government Panel with Leonard Krog, Brad West and Maria McFadden
- CEO Panel with Susan Yurkovich, Sean McLaren, John Mohammed and Steven Hofer
Day Three – April 10, 2026
- BC Conservatives with interim leader Trevor Halford
- State of the Economy Panel with Hamir Patel, Claire Huxtable and Jason Krips
- Value Chain with Nick Arkle, Kelly Marciniw, Todd Chamberlain & Blair Dickerson
- Wildfire Prevention and Resilience with Jill Harvey and Leonard Joe
- Foresters Panel with Cheryl Hodder, David Elstone, Shannon Janzen, Percy Guichon and Christian Messier
- Luncheon Keynote with BC Premier David Eby
Convention photos can be viewed on the Tree Frog News Smugmug site