Port negotiations are set to resume in BC (as log exports are blocked), and Montreal calls on Ottawa to end the strike (as employers table their final offer). In related news: Alberta and Georgia look to expand wood markets; Europe debates duties on Chinese hardwoods; and the US cut its interest rate, as Canada ponders what’s next on rates. Meanwhile, Canadian pontifications on Trump’s win: 

• Jack Mintz: we should fight back with pro-growth policies of our own
• Derrick Penner: BC businesses stare down risks of tariff threats
• CBC News: Feelings of angst in New Brunswick business after Trump win
• Andrew Kurjata: Canadian lumber helped US production grow while BC suffers
• John Rustad: Second Trump administration could bring benefits to BC

In other News: Canada is falling behind on its emission targets; tree planting in the Arctic may accelerate climate change; and wildfire risk reduction efforts in Oregon, Arizona, Alberta and Williams Like, BC and Nelson, BC.

Finally, as Remembrance Day nears, tributes from North and South of the 49th.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor