BC Premier David Eby had a ‘frank discussion’ with US ambassador Pete Hoekstra on the lumber dispute and tariffs. In related news: Canada is investing $229M to help retrain tariff-hit Ontario workers; and the US Department of Labor is supporting laidoff workers at Roseburg’s Dillard mill. Meanwhile: Domtar’s Seth Kursman responds to report claiming Canadian firms supported US election deniers; and Sweden’s Södras pulp mill pursues renewable hydrogen.

In Forestry news: Quesnel City Council endorses Forestry is a Solution campaign; the importance of Mosaic’s new stewardship pilot in the Kohsilah watershed is stressed; access to Washington’s private forests is said to be in decline; the Roadless Rule gets more pushback from Oregon and Montana ENGOs; and IKEA faces timber traceability test un EU Deforestation Regulation. 

Finally, the WorkSafeBC surplus debate: prudent rate management—or a rainy-day fund already spent?

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor