The British Columbia government is pausing its proposed Land Act change, says it will further engage to ‘get this right’. Related perspectives include:
- Kevin Falcon: announcement does not mark the end of hidden agenda
- Terry Teegee: veto suggestion for First Nations is false and inflammatory
- Vaughn Palmer: Indigenous people are bearing the brunt of the outrage
- Les Leyne: despite assurances, concern & suspicion has been building for weeks
- Andrew MacLeod: opposition forced government to relaunch consultations
- Keerit Jutla: changes should ensure predictability for mineral exploration
In other news: a fire at Canfor’s Fort St. John mill was extinguished; Clearwater Paper buys Augusta, Georgia paperboard mill; Interfor winds down Philomath mill operations; Cascades reports Q4, 2023 loss; New Hampshire announces covid funding for pulp & paper mills; and Quebec launches call for northern development grants. Meanwhile, Russ Taylor’s China Outlook Report has been released and wildfire preparation updates from Oregon, Ontario and BC.
Finally, the future of mass timber is good—or so say the pros in US, Brazil, and the UK.
Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor