Compared to other commodities, global trade in forest products remained fairly strong, despite COVID-19; as lumber prices and lumber futures keep moving up. In other Business news: San Group’s new Port Alberni sawmill starts to roll; Canfor completes Elliott Sawmilling purchase; and Mercer to curtail its Celgar mill for 30-days.

In Forestry/Climate news: Ontario may extend its endangered species act exemption for forestry; a Nova Scotia judge says the province has failed its species at risk obligations; a new study says BC logging continues on caribou habitat; Alberta scientists identify refuge areas in boreal forests; the Pacific Northwest’s fire season is shaping up to be onerous; and FSC Canada celebrates 1st B-day of its National Standard.

Finally, the concrete industry takes exception as wood high rises gain support in BC.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor