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Week At A Glance

B.C. forecasts record budget deficit amid tough times in forestry
Wednesday, February 18, 2026

The BC government’s 2026 budget forecasts a record deficit amid tough times in forestry. In response: the United Steelworkers point to several positives, COFI says falling harvest levels can be … → Read More
Housing outlook weakens in Canada and US as affordability bites
Tuesday, February 17, 2026

The housing outlook weakened in Canada and US as affordability and uncertainty dampened activity. In related news: US builder sentiment ticked lower; and Canada’s inflation rate edged down. In Business … → Read More
Trump EPA revokes ‘endangerment finding’ underpinning climate regulations
Friday, February 13, 2026

Trump’s move to revoke the 2009 ‘endangerment finding’ — the legal basis for regulating GHGs — is drawing both support and criticism, with court challenges expected. In related news: USDA … → Read More
Duties, tariffs, oversupply and housing weigh on West Fraser’s Q4
Thursday, February 12, 2026

Duties and tariffs, southern yellow pine oversupply and weak housing weigh on West Fraser’s Q4 results. In other company news: Fibre Excellence may close two pulp mills in France; Nippon … → Read More
End of NDP–Green deal casts uncertainty over BC forestry review
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

The collapse of the NDP–Green deal fuels early election talk, clouds future of BC forestry review. In related news: Canada considers new fines for GHG emissions, the United States plans … → Read More

The World’s Wildcard Lynchpin – Trying to make sense of a Trump-led US as a global actor, By Robert Mckellar, Principal, Harmattan Risk

For Most Forest Products The First Half Of 2026 Will Look A Lot Like 2025: ERA Forest Products Research, By Kevin Mason, Managing Director, ERA Forest Products Research

COFI Statement on Mill Closures in British Columbia, By Kim Haakstad, President & CEO, BC Council of Forest Industries

AAC Determinations – Wrong All This Time? By David Elstone and Jim Girvan, The Spar Tree Group and Industrial Forest Service

Canada-US Softwood Lumber Trade: When Trade Becomes Tactics, By Russ Taylor, Russ Taylor Global