Wrapping up the all the highlights of this year’s COFI convention is no easy feat—given the many impressive and informative presentations. But as evidenced in today’s Special Feature, CEO Susan Yurkovich was more than up to the task. Other conference headlines include:
- BC Premier launches forest policy review for Interior (Mark Nielsen)
- Horgan not ruling out trade mission to China (Marcella Bernardo)
- BC to use procurement to help with shrinking timber supply (Tom Fletcher)
- Horgan pledges to build museum, hospital with mass timber (Nelson Bennett)
In Forestry/Climate news: a northeastern BC town balks at the cost of saving caribou; scientists wrestle with converting biomass to coal in Arizona; Shell is investing in carbon offset projects worldwide; and changes to Brazil’s environmental policy has activists concerned.
Finally, more COFI highlights and our conference image gallery tomorrow.
Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News