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Forest Products Association of Canada Statement – Prime Minister Carney’s Address to the European Parliament - Tree Frog creative
OTTAWA – As Prime Minister Carney prepares to address the European Parliament and advance a strengthened Canada–European Union security and trade partnership, Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is urging Canada and the EU to use this moment to address existing trade barriers, including the European Deforestation-free Product Regulation (EUDR) scheduled to take effect later this year.
How will the container shipping market shape your supply chain in 2027?
How will the container shipping market shape your supply chain in 2027? CelCo Cellulose Consulting September 17, 2026 Category: Business & Politics From capacity shifts and trade flow developments to network disruptions and sustainability innovations, the container shipping landscape continues to evolve at pace. Join Patrick Hore, Global Head of Energy, Chemicals & Raw Materials at Maersk, as he delivers an essential market update on the forces currently shaping global supply chains.
Why is BC Burning? Despite film’s claims, logging the forest won’t save it
Why is BC Burning? Despite film’s claims, logging the forest won’t save it By Emily Milne The Watershed Sen September 16, 2026 Category: Forestry Region: Canada, Canada West As wildfires raged this summer, I turned to the documentary film BC Is Burning hoping to find ways to protect BC’s wilderness from being destroyed. What I found instead was pro-logging propaganda that tries to fool the public into thinking forestry is the saviour that will keep us from burning.
West Fraser Announces Term Loan Refinancing and Declares Dividend
West Fraser Announces Term Loan Refinancing and Declares Dividend West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. September 16, 2026 Category: Finance & Economics VANCOUVER, BC — West Fraser Timber announced that it has entered into a new $500 million three-year term loan, partial proceeds of which will be used to retire its existing $300 million term loan due in 2028. The new term loan matures in September 2029.
Puttin’ out the fire
You’ll not find many Southern writers praising fire except those who understand fire as an ecological tool. Janisse Ray does. Her passionate work on the longleaf pine ecosystem documents how fire clears underbrush, sets seeds free and opens up healthy habitat. Several years back Chuck Leavell of Allman Brothers Band and Rolling Stones fame drove me into tall pines free of underbrush at his Georgia woodland preserve. “This landscape sure looks familiar,” I thought.
CanopyFit shows cities where to plant trees for cooling
A University of B.C. (UBC) research team has developed a spatial and tree-mapping platform modelling program called CanopyFit that can help cities determine where to plant trees to increased shade and lessen radiant heat.
Carney says Canada will decide its own partnerships after Trump calls EU proposal ‘laughable’
Canadian Prime Minister Carney welcomed the European Union’s ambition to make Ottawa an associate member and said Canadian lawmakers would ultimately vote on the final structure of the alliance.
Annie Dillard, Pulitzer prize-winning author of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, dies aged 81
Annie Dillard, Pulitzer prize-winning author of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, dies aged 81 By Marina Dunbar The Guardian September 17, 2026 Category: In Memoriam Annie Dillard, author of the Pulitzer prize-winning book Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, died aged 81 at her home in South Wellfleet, Massachusetts, on Tuesday. Maggie Nelson, Dillard’s literary editor, confirmed her death to the New York Times.
US Taxpayer Analysis of Proposed 2001 Roadless Rule Rescission
US Taxpayer Analysis of Proposed 2001 Roadless Rule Rescission Taxpayers for Common Sense September 10, 2026 Category: Forestry Region: United States PENNSYLVANIA — For more than two decades, our national forests have been governed by the Roadless Rule and its full repeal carries significant consequences for American taxpayers.
Blair Dickerson named next head of Canadian Steel Producers Association of Canada
A former Vale Base Metals executive and a skilled industry lobbyist has been chosen to lead the Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA). Blair Dickerson, the current vice-president for public and corporate affairs at forest products giant Domtar, replaces Catherine Cobden, who resigned July 31. A CPSA news release said Dickerson assumes the role on Sept. 17. Dickerson handled corporate affairs, communications and government affairs for Vale Base Metals between January 2021 and March 2022.
Chemainus manufacturer breaks ground on expansion, plans to add 35 jobs
A Chemainus wood products manufacturer is expanding its operations with the help of up to $2 million in provincial funding. Ron Anderson & Sons has broken ground on an expansion of its Chemainus manufacturing facility that will increase production capacity, introduce new prefabricated wood products and create up to 35 new jobs. The project is being supported through the B.C. government’s BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund, which is providing funding for facility expansions and equipment upgrades.
Western Forest Products giving students hands-on experience in industry
Western Forest Products is offering a launch pad for forestry students – on Vancouver Island and beyond – to help jumpstart their careers. Since 2020, WFP has hired 85 summer students and of those, 40 have returned for either a second term or a third term or they’re currently full-time staff. For 2027, the company is looking to hire eight forestry students and one student for its Saanich nursery.
Building Homes with Canadian Wood: Turning Housing Ambition into Delivery
Building Homes with Canadian Wood: Turning Housing Ambition into Delivery Forest Products Association of Canada September 17, 2026 Category: Business & Politics Region: Canada Canada’s housing crisis has entered a critical delivery phase.
Chuck Leavell Brings Music, Film and Stories to The Piedmont Grand Opera House This Saturday
For more than four decades, Chuck Leavell has occupied a rare place in American music, performing alongside some of the biggest names in rock and roll while building a life devoted to the land he calls home. Leavell will bring both sides of that story to The Piedmont Grand Opera House on Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. for An Evening of Film, Songs and Stories with Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man.
The U.S.-Canada Trade War Could Mark a Breaking Point
WAHSINGTON — I read a poll earlier this month showing that 41% of Canadians see the US as “an enemy country.” The poll was conducted right after President Trump slapped 50% tariffs on $27.6 billion of Canadian exports to the US. …I have no illusions that U.S.-Canada relations were idyllic before Trump took office. …But the recent turn in US-Canada relations feels different.
‘We’re near a breaking point:’ firefighters say US government is failing them amid intense wildfire season
Firefighters battling enormous wildfires in the United States say the federal government is failing them at a time when supercharged blazes have made their jobs exponentially more dangerous. While the US continues to grapple with a critical shortage of federal firefighters – with especially large gaps in essential management positions – the Trump administration has increased pressure on firefighting forces to rapidly and aggressively contain the flames.
Port Townsend paper mill hit with $734,000 pollution penalty
Port Townsend paper mill hit with $734,000 pollution penalty By John Ryan KUOW News September 16, 2026 Category: Business & Politics Region: United States, US West Washington state has fined a paper mill in Port Townsend $734,000 for allegedly sending polluted wastewater into Puget Sound. Washington Department of Ecology officials say the Port Townsend Paper Company was improperly treating its industrial wastewater for at least five months following an unannounced inspection in October 2025.
Mortenson Advances Mass Timber Construction With Zero-Carbon University Facility
Mortenson Advances Mass Timber Construction With Zero-Carbon University Facility By Editorial Team Construction Owners Club September 16, 2026 Category: Wood, Paper & Green Building Region: United States, US West WASHINGTON STATE — Higher education owners are increasingly evaluating building performance, embodied carbon and long-term operating costs alongside upfront construction budgets.
Ivan Fernandez receives lifetime achievement honor from Maine Science Awards
Ivan Fernandez, University of Maine professor emeritus of soil science and climate research scientist, has been named the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the inaugural Maine Science Awards. Fernandez was selected for more than four decades of research on the biogeochemistry of Maine’s forests and his contributions to climate science and policy in the state.
US single-family housing starts rebound in August; building permits fall
WASHINGTON — US single-family homebuilding increased in August, but a drop in permits for future construction suggested the improvement was likely temporary as rising inflation because of the war in the Middle East boosts mortgage rates. Single-family housing starts, which account for the bulk of homebuilding, jumped 7.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 918,000 units last month, the Census Bureau said. They rose 5.2% on a year-over-year basis in August.
Will BC’s Land Zoning Plan Protect More Forests?
Will BC’s Land Zoning Plan Protect More Forests? By Ben Parfitt The Tyee September 17, 2026 Category: Forestry As the provincial government advances plans to carve British Columbia’s lands into zones where logging and other industrial activities are permitted or barred, a former longtime public servant says he is struggling to not be cynical about what could lie ahead.
Adams Lake Indian Band working with Armstrong Spallumcheen Trail Society to oppose Mount Rose Swanson logging project
Adams Lake Indian Band working with Armstrong Spallumcheen Trail Society to oppose Mount Rose Swanson logging project By Darren Handschuh Castanet September 17, 2026 Category: Forestry Region: Canada West Opposition to a proposed logging operation in Spallumcheen’s Mount Rose Swanson continues to grow. BC Timber Sales is proposing to harvest up of 35.7 hectares of forest, spread over 15 smaller patches, ranging in size from one to 4.3-hectare openings.
With Inflation Uptick, Fed Hikes and Signals More to Come
The Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate by 25 basis points at the conclusion of its September policy meeting, bringing the target range to 3.75% to 4%. The decision comes amid renewed inflation concerns and an increase in long-term interest rates. Notably, the decision was unanimous 12-0 vote, reflecting a unified view to tackle renewed inflationary pressures.
J.D. Irving announced major expansion of Ashland, Maine Sawmill
J.D. Irving announced major expansion of Ashland, Maine Sawmill By J.D. Irving Ltd. GlobeNewswire September 16, 2026 Category: Business & Politics Region: United States, US East ASHLAND, Maine — Irving Forest Products is undertaking a modernization project to expand its Ashland Sawmill in Nashville Plantation, Maine. The project will increase production while building on the mill’s history of contributing to the economic resiliency of the Aroostook community.
Excel transportation faces major cuts following Canfor contract loss
Excel transportation faces major cuts following Canfor contract loss CKPG Today September 16, 2026 Category: Business & Politics PRINCE GEORGE — A long-standing Prince George transportation company is preparing for a major downsizing after losing a key forestry hauling contract in the wake of Canfor’s Northwood Pulp Mill closure.
A newly discovered frog hiding in the Amazon’s flooded forests reveals just how much biodiversity scientists may still be missing.
A newly discovered frog hiding in the Amazon’s flooded forests reveals just how much biodiversity scientists may still be missing. Science Daily September 17, 2026 Category: Forestry Region: International Scientists have identified a previously unknown frog species living in the seasonally flooded forests of the western Amazon. Named Adenomera varcena, the species adds to growing evidence that Amazonian biodiversity is even richer than it appears.
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Belledune Joint Venture Secures Long-Term Biomass Supply Agreement with NB Power, Marking Major Project Milestone
Belledune Joint Venture Secures Long-Term Biomass Supply Agreement with NB Power, Marking Major Project Milestone By Belledune Joint Venture PR Newswire September 17, 2026 Category: Carbon, Climate & Bioenergy Region: Canada East BELLEDUNE, NB — The partners of the Belledune Joint Venture (temporary name) today welcomed NB Power’s decision to proceed with the conversion of the Belledune Generating Station to sustainably sourced advanced pellets and to enter into a long-term biomass supply...
US Builder Sentiment Falls on Higher Interest Rates and Costs
US Builder Sentiment Falls on Higher Interest Rates and Costs By Robert Dietz, Chief Economist NAHB Eye on Housing September 16, 2026 Category: Finance & Economics Region: United States Higher mortgage rates, worsening labor shortages and rising material costs are weighing on builder sentiment. Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes fell three points to 32 in September, according to the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
Canada's annual pace of housing starts edged lower in August
Canada’s annual pace of housing starts edged lower in August Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation September 16, 2026 Category: Finance & Economics Region: Canada OTTAWA — The six-month trend in housing starts was down 1.3% in August compared to July to 244,149 units, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).
From B.C. forestry to design: how thermally modified Hem-Fir became the material behind STILL/not still.
At the Interior Design Show Vancouver, a local design firm reimagines the Central Bar each year. For 2026, Synthesis Design has created STILL/not still, a forest-inspired installation built with Western’s thermally modified Hem-Fir. To inform the concept, the Synthesis Design team joined Western’s Fibre to Future Island Tour, following the material from seedling and forest stewardship through manufacturing, thermal modification, and fabrication.
University of Buffalo to lead $2 million National Science Foundation project on wildfire resilience
University of Buffalo to lead $2 million National Science Foundation project on wildfire resilience By Keith Page The University of Buffalo September 16, 2026 Category: Forestry Region: US East University of Buffalo is leading a new $2 million research project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop tools that help communities better understand and prepare for the cascading disasters that wildfires can unleash on people and critical infrastructure.
U.S. Endowment Awards $5.5 Million to Accelerate Wood Fiber Markets Nationwide
U.S. Endowment Awards $5.5 Million to Accelerate Wood Fiber Markets Nationwide US Endowment for Forestry and Communities September 15, 2026 Category: Forestry The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) today announced five awards totaling $5.5 million through its Accelerating Wood Fiber Markets initiative.
Celebrate National Forest Week, September 20 - 26, 2026
National Forest Week (NFW) is celebrated each year across Canada during the third week in September. NFW invites Canadians to learn more about our forest heritage and increase their awareness about this valuable and renewable resource. Forests are fundamental to our economy, culture, traditions, history, and future. Across the country, many communities, families, and individuals depend on forests for their livelihood and way of life. National Tree Day is also observed on the Wednesday during NFW.
Judge grants temporary pause in US Department of Agriculture relocations in new lawsuit
Judge grants temporary pause in US Department of Agriculture relocations in new lawsuit By Jory Heckman Government Executive September 11, 2026 Category: Business & Politics Region: United States U.S. District Court Judge Vince Chhabria is ordering a temporary pause of the Agriculture Department’s imminent plans to relocate employees across the country. Chhabria issued an administrative stay on Sept.
US Single-Family Permitting Declines Through July as Multifamily Activity Remains Stronger
US Single-Family Permitting Declines Through July as Multifamily Activity Remains Stronger By Danushka Nanayakkara-Skillington NAHB Eye on Housing September 15, 2026 Category: Finance & Economics Region: United States Single-family permitting activity continued to weaken through the first seven months of 2026, while multifamily permitting remained stronger compared with the same period last year.
Canadian Home Sales Slide Down Slightly in August
Canadian Home Sales Slide Down Slightly in August The Canadian Real Estate Association September 15, 2026 Category: Finance & Economics Region: Canada OTTAWA – The number of home sales recorded over Canadian MLS® Systems decreased by 0.7% on a month-over-month basis in August 2026. Monthly activity has now remained largely unchanged since May. “Sales activity and price trends were largely unchanged for a fourth consecutive month in August,” said Shaun Cathcart, CREA’s Senior Economist.
Deadly silence: The world can’t afford to ignore climate change much longer
Deadly silence: The world can’t afford to ignore climate change much longer By William Becker The Hill September 14, 2026 Category: Carbon, Climate & Bioenergy Our government could do something about climate change, but it refuses. In fact, most elected leaders and political candidates don’t even talk about it. As the fossil-fuel industry increasingly allied itself with Republicans to block climate action over the decades, Democrats became the party more willing to address it.
Data centers are eating up steel. Developers are now looking at timber.
Surging steel costs and longer lead times are pushing data center developers to consider alternatives, Skanska executives said during a webinar. An expensive materials market is making one of construction’s less conventional alternatives worth another look. Prices for steel have climbed 25% over the past year, said Tom Park, vice president of the strategic supply chain at Skanska, during a Sept. 10 webinar on materials costs. Lead times, on the other hand, have more than doubled to 55 weeks.
California Board of Forestry adopts emergency “Zone 0” regulations under AB 3074
California Board of Forestry adopts emergency “Zone 0” regulations under AB 3074 By Best Best & Krieger LLP Public CEO – Government of California September 15, 2026 Category: Forestry Region: US West On August 19, 2026, the California State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (“Board”) adopted emergency regulations establishing an ember-resistant defensible space zone within five feet of qualifying structures, commonly called “Zone 0.” The Board submitted the regulations to the Office of...
US-Canada trade war further taxes small businesses as costs rise during the Iran war
NEW YORK — A trade war between the United States and Canada is making it more difficult and expensive for small businesses in the economically entwined countries to operate, according to business owners caught in the crossfire. …The tariffs so far involve about 5.5% of the neighboring nations’ bilateral trade in goods. Analysts say the overall economic impact therefore will be muted.
NB Power to announce conversion of major power plant
NB Power to announce conversion of major power plant By Adam Huras The Telegraph-Journal September 16, 2026 Category: Carbon, Climate & Bioenergy Region: Canada East NB Power is pushing ahead with the conversion of its Belledune Generating Station from coal to biomass. A Thursday announcement is expected to reveal the proponents that will supply the repurposed power plant – one of New Brunswick’s largest – with 300,000 tonnes of wood pellets annually.
Canada invited to become European Union’s first associate member
Canada has been invited to become the European Union’s first “associate member,” as both face deteriorating relationships with the US. In related news: small businesses on both sides of the border face rising costs; a US lumber wholesaler speaks out; and US Customs affirms a lumber duty-evasion ruling.
Stora Enso to permanently close Veitsiluoto sawmill in Finland, cutting 60 jobs
Stora Enso to permanently close Veitsiluoto sawmill in Finland, cutting 60 jobs Stora Enso OYJ September 15, 2026 Category: Business & Politics Region: International KEMI, Finland — Stora Enso has completed negotiations on the permanent closure of its Veitsiluoto sawmill in Kemi, Finland. Sawmill production in Northern Finland will be centralised from Veitsiluoto to the company’s other sawmills. As a result of the decision, approximately 60 people will be made redundant.
U.S. lumber wholesaler squeezed by Trump tariffs on Canadian softwood imports
U.S. lumber wholesaler squeezed by Trump tariffs on Canadian softwood imports By Joy Malbon September 16, 2026 Category: Business & Politics WASHINGTON, D.C. – For Martin Wiegand, Canadian softwood lumber is the “champagne” of wood. His family lumber business dates back to the 1800s in Washington, D.C. Wiegand has relied on Canadian Western red cedar for years. In fact, more than half of his business deals with selling Canadian softwood to customers to build fences, pergolas, decking and siding.
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