This week in Whistler BC, 800 buyers, sellers and specifiers of value-added wood products gathered for the Global Buyers Mission, and on day-one, WoodTALKS focused on the benefits of wood and mass timber. Meanwhile, the Hoo-Hoo International kicked off their 127th annual convention.

In today’s Canadian headlines:

• Teal-Jones halts logging, deepening crisis in strike-hit forestry sector
• BC Mayors wants a seat at table in talks between province and First Nations
• Fort Frances moves to seize paper mill equipment for unpaid taxes
• Logging not a factor causing water boil advisories in Peachland, BC
• Extreme Weather May Be Shaping Canadians’ Views on Climate Crisis

And in the USA:

• Washington wildfire season less intense, lands chief says
• US megafires not increasing: large, high-severity fires are natural

Finally, for more highlights of BC Wood’s GBM from Whistler, follow @TreeFrogNews on Twitter.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor