US WoodWorks announced its 2023 Wood Design Award winners at the Portand mass timber conference. In Business news: FPAC hopes Canada’s federal budget supports forestry workers; John Rustad seeks BC Conservative leadership; Russia approves International Paper’s mill sale; John Keppler rejoins Enviva as Chair; and Billerud North America appoints Kevin Kuznicki president. On the Market front: housing cools, reno-madness subsides, and Deloitte says a recession is coming.
In Forestry/Climate news: NASA extends life of 3D forest scanner; BC Sunshine Coast Regional District director wants cutblock options deferred; BC vets’ fire mitigation program; and the era of mega-forest fires has begun in Spain.
Finally, Canadian icon Tim Hortons makes the plastic to wood-fibre switch.
Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor