Canada’s forest sector needs regulatory reform as it navigates the US trade war, says FPAC’s Derek Nighbor; as Prime Minister Mark Carney seeks a ‘unique alliance’ with the EU. In related news: US politicians weigh in on the trade war’s impact; while US lumber producers point to the gains. In other Business news: the clock is ticking on Domtar’s Howe Sound pulp mill; David Haley says BC Hydro can help; Unifor has a new forestry pattern agreement for Eastern Canada; Vermont opened an outlet for wood displaced by the Finch Paper closure; US consumer sentiment declined again; and diesel prices reach a record high.

In Forestry/Wildfire news: BC opens applications for 2027 FireSmart funding; FPBC’s Christine Gelowitz says wildfire mitigation works, while Angela Kane speaks to the fire-intensity challenge; Oregon approves $123M for wildfire costs; Montana’s Ryan Zinke proposes a landscape-scale plan; Wisconsin’s industry says the Roadless Rule repeal won’t boost logging; and Japan’s biomass boom is blamed for deforestation in Indonesia.

Finally, BC Wood’s Kelly Marciniw touts the value of market diversification at the Global Buyers Mission.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor