Prime Minister Carney said lifting US liquor ban hinges on the US ending tariffs on steel, autos and lumber. In related news: BC Premier Eby concurs with Carney, BC First Nations file new DRIPA claims; the US seeks comment on softwood subsidies; and the EU debates overhaul to its US trade deal. Meanwhile: Mondi opens a paper bag plant in Pittsburgh; more on Interfor’s sawmill curtailments in Nairn Centre and Gogama; and more on Nanaimo Forest Products’ rezoning proposal.

In Forestry/Wildfire news: Canada fleshes out A Force of Nature: Canada’s Strategy to Protect Nature; Canada’s forests are increasingly a carbon-source; Nova Scotia Premier Houston has no regrets over wood’s ban; the US Forest Service says drones are keeping firefighters grounded; Southern US wildfires force residents to flee; and early-season wildfires in prompt warnings, prohibitions from BC Wildfire Service.

Finally, the Interior Logging Association Convention returns to Kamloops, and performance meets decarbonization at International Pulp Week in Vancouver.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor