Trump retaliated against Canada with import bans and more tariffs and restrictions on US procurement. In related news: Canada rolls out tariff support for Saskatchewan businesses; Maine Senator Collins says the US has underestimated the trade war’s impact; and the National Observer says the trade war sidelines climate action. In other Business news: BC forest sector groups tells Premier Eby that industry is at a breaking point; the future of New Brunswick’s Nackawic pulp mill is uncertain; and Colorado’s Montrose Forest Products may close. Meanwhile: BlueLinx and Trex announce a distribution agreement; and a fire destroys a wood-frame apartment project in Indiana.
In Forestry/Climate news: US forest groups urge the feds to press the EU on its deforestation regulation; European forest industries highlight bioeconomy challenges and opportunities; and an Australian conservationist backs use of carbon credits to end logging. Meanwhile: the Osoyoos Indian Band and Gorman Group formalize a forestry partnership; post-wildfire assessments identify flood risks in BC’s Okanagan; a Vancouver Island helicopter company touts its Sikorsky fleet for wildfire response; and BC Community Forests mark a decade of FESBC investment.
Finally, Perkins&Will offers a mass timber solution to Canada’s housing crisis.
Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor