At the Union of BC Municipalities conference in Vancouver, Premier John Horgan said it’s time to reduce log exports and add value to BC’s forest products. Other viewpoints include:

• Good on truckers for going to Vancouver (Max Winkelman)
• Rural BC takes another hit from the NDP (Tom Fletcher)
• Premier delivers his message mostly in jokes? (Vaughn Palmer)
• Jim Pattison urges B.C. to do more for mill towns (Brent Jang)
• Who benefits from a free log market (Jim Hilton)

In Climate Change news: Ontario, the UN and Trudeau look to plant more trees, while architects consider switching from concrete to timber. Elsewhere: the threatened mountain caribou; and why BC’s forestry crisis looms over Alberta.

Finally, the Canadian Wood Council has as new President and CEO—Kevin McKinley.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor