With the US election looming, Canada-US relations take centre stage at federal cabinet retreat. In other Business news: the UK is urged to cut Drax subsidies; Montana’s Pyramid Lumber ceases operations; Timberlab’s South Carolina mill hits full capacity; a Saskatchewan firm is fined for illegally importing logs; BC United wants BC to be a forestry leader; and fallout from Canada’s intervention in the railway negotiations dispute.

In Wildfire news: David Elstone says the public and science support proactive forest management; Canmore, Alberta plans to construct a community fireguard; a review of Northwest Territories 2023 wildfire season; Idaho’s Wapiti Fire surpasses 70,000 acres; and wildfires threaten Portland’s drinking water. Meanwhile, news from the BC Community Forest Association, the BC First Nations Forestry Council, BC Forest Discovery Centre, and the Canadian Institute of Forestry.

Finally, biometrics in the workplace may be the way of the future. But at what cost?

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor