Central BC sawmill workers ratified a five-year contract amidst closures and layoffs. In related news: Canoe Forest Products curtails its plywood plant one week; BC’s Finance Minister rules out financial relief for BC mills; Northern BC mayors create an emergency centre; and Trump and Trudeau to talk timber (aka softwood duties) today. Elsewhere, BC Business magazine features West Fraser’s Ted Seraphim and Prince George’s BID Group.

In Wood Product news: McDonalds incorporates CLT in new building design, tests new ‘green concept‘ by adding [wood] fibre to the menu. In other news: Oregon’s prescribed burns meets new smoke rules; California efforts to avoid another fire catastrophe; Oregon loggers protest cap-and-trade bill; and ENGO’s protest US Forest Service policy changes.

Finally, sad news. Dr. Bob Kennedy, UBC alumnus and former Dean of the Faculty of Forestry at UBC, passed away.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor