Concerns rise as Canada’s two main railways appear set for a work stoppage. In other Business news: Interfor sells its closed Philomath, Oregon sawmill; a fire destroys Port Alberni’s old Somass mill site; the United Steelworkers call the increase in US lumber duties ‘pure protectionism’; a feature on Kalesnikoff Lumber’s mass timber pivot; taking stock of Suzano’s purchase of Arkansas’ Pine Bluff mill; and NY State announces forestry grants, while Georgia looks to boost its timber industry.

In Forestry news: a professor says Jasper’s wildfire is not a catastrophe from an ecological perspective; an ecologist says a fire deficit is helping fuel California’s wildfires; Turkey continues to battle forest fires amid evacuations; forest loss is said to intensify climate change in Africa; and Australia seeks consultation on its new illegal logging laws. 

Finally, is it time for Canadian forest products firms to focus on political risk management? (Part 2 of 2).

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor