Canada and the US have spoken about a potential deal, while columnist Tony Keller says the US Midterms make a deal more possible. In other Business news: Lenzing is investing US$31M in an Alabama lyocell facility; a French court ordered the shutdown of Fibre Excellence’s Saint-Gaudens mill; Metsä Wood  is reviewing the status of its UK operations; Canadian building permits fell 4.1%; US existing home sales hit a new low; and European softwood demand remains weak. Meanwhile: Toronto’s Spring House pairs mass timber with seniors’ care; and the Huu-ay-aht First Nations is facilitating affordable housing in Port Renfrew.

In Forestry news: Forests Canada promotes forest resilience; the David Suzuki Foundation challenges Canada’s sustainability claims; a BC Cariboo Chilcotin forum seeks to boost industry; New York awards $45M for tree nurseries; the Nature Conservancy and USDA fund restoration in Idaho and Wyoming; and a US watchdog says it’s unclear how USDA planned its reorganization. In Bioenegy news: Canada launches a bioenergy awards program; Bend, Oregon opens a wood fuelled energy facility; and US demand for woody biomass is on the rise. 

Finally, Sweden’s wooden datacentre may be the world’s greenest. 

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor