Western Forest Products’ Cowichan Bay sawmill curtailment is expected to last through September, underscoring the ongoing challenges facing BC producers. In related news: analyst Russ Taylor sees little relief before 2027, the TLA’s Peter Lister says the BC government needs to take urgent action to restore fibre certainty; and Rita Trichur says China is now central to the annual USMCA review process. In other Business news: Bayer seeks to dismiss Roundup lawsuits following court victory; Canada’s reliance on the US declines; and US remodellers remain resilient despite rising costs.

In Forestry/Wildfire news: Canada-BC announce training fund for forestry workers affected by tariffs; Transport Canada warns that drones and wildfires don’t mix; a US heat dome will push up temperatures in Western Canada; Oregon honors three of its fallen firefighters; and more evacuations are ordered as BC’s Boston Bar fire grows. Meanwhile: Selkirk College partners with BCIT on mass timber education; and Anthony Robinson explains Logging & Sawmilling Journal’s name change to Forestnet Magazine.

Finally, a Fraser Institute study questions carbon capture as a climate policy.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor