Book excerpt: From the mountain pine beetle infestation in British Columbia to the ever more demanding international marketplace, Canada¿s forest industry faces many challenges. The Gov¿t. of Canada has launched the Forest Industry Long-Term Competitiveness Initiative & expanded its collaboration with the province of British Columbia to address the impacts of the mountain pine beetle. Canada¿s 3 major forest research org. have consolidated to form FPInnovations, giving Canada the biggest public-private forest research inst. in the world. Contents: Year in Review; Sustainable Forest Mgmt. in Canada; Focus on Climate Change; Integrated Landscape Mgmt.; Staying Competitive; Forest Workers: The New Generation: & Aboriginal Partnerships in the Forests. Illus.