Nova Scotia premier holds off commenting on Northern Pulp’s future until tomorrow, drawing opposition ire and pundit conjecture. Meanwhile, despite the efforts of BC’s labour minister and premier Horgan’s hopes, the forestry strike drags on; US housing starts fail to spur lumber prices, US homebuilders applaud NAFTA 2.0; and analyst’s revise Canfor’s target price up after failed takeover bid.

In Climate/Forestry news: Canada’s top ten weather stories point to more extremes; Australia experiences record temperatures, declares wildfire emergency; the Sierra Club’s take on old-growth logging and greenhouse gas emissions.

Finally, is your wrapping paper recyclable? Try the AF&PA scrunch test.

Kelly McCloskey, Editor