Prime Minister Carney is meeting with Mexican President Sheinbaum, while the US seeks stakeholder input prior to trade negotiations. In other Business news: Canada seeks a binational panel review in lumber dispute; Canfor Vida AB completes Swedish sawmill acquisition; Element5 opens a $107M Ontario mass timber expansion; Northern Ontario leaders warn of Kapuskasing’s paper mill closure; and a new $10M sawmill is announced in South Carolina. Meanwhile: FPInnovations releases handbook for Offsite Wood Construction; American Forests appoints Hilary Franz as CEO; and the latest from BC Wood Specialties Group.

In Forestry/Climate news: Canada’s 2024 GHG emissions show stalled progress; Indigenous leaders reflect as National Forest Week nears; Forests Canada reaches 50M trees planted; BC Wildlife Federation comments on dry forests; and debate continues over logging in BC’s Tsitika watershed. Meanwhile: US insurers press lawmakers on wildfire reforms; making the environmental case for fire retardant, and a Nature study says Europe’s forestry disturbance costs could double.

Finally, a safety infestation says the fatal Fremont pellet plant explosion was preventable.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor