New Brunswick is open to changing the forestry deal that created problems for woodlot owners and contributed to the US case for imposing duties. In related news: Canada rejects angry American NAFTA criticism, says it intends to be constructive and innovative as renegotiations resume; and lumber prices have Montana home builders frustrated but timber mills cheering.

In other news: does the BC Forest Industry need a change? CKNW’s Jon McComb interviews former Forest Minister Bob Williams in response to William’s report “Restoring Forestry in BC – the story of the industry’s decline and the case for regional management”.

Finally,  forestry is impacting people’s mental health in Ireland and wood chips have replaced salt in one Quebec town – as an environmentally-friendly way of keeping winter roads safe. 

— Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor