BC updated its old growth deferral plan: 75 of 188 First Nations have agreed, 7 said no and 60 want more time. In related news: BC forest policy’s impact on investment; deferrals create job loss fears; protesters plan to blockade Trans-Canada Highway; and Mosaic’s deferral bittersweet to ENGOs. Elsewhere: New Brunswick glyphosate case update; cattle to help manage BC’s wildfire risk, and beware of the jumping worm menacing Ontario’s forests.
In Business news: Smurfit Kappa to exit Russian market; CN Rail faces fine for Lytton fire, as some rebuilding is underway; Green First receives Ontario funding; and more on Canfor’s Western Canadian sawmill curtailments. Meanwhile, experts say: the US housing market will remain strong; lumber prices will remain volatile and some supply chain relief is possible.
Finally, giant, gentle troll sculptures made of recycled wood!
Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor