Exposure to wood smoke can have different effects on the respiratory immune systems of men and women (aka – sex matters). In related news: BC wildfires could be as deadly as California’s within 20 years; fighting fire with fire in the US West means breathing smoke year-round, but according to Bloomberg – we don’t have a choice.

In Business news: Canfor copes with its natural gas shortage in Prince George as well as strike action by the Steelworker’s union; Resolute’s investment in Thunder Bay is Premier Ford-approved; Quebec is hosting a cabinet and furniture industry show; and NY State is seeking funds to boost its forestry and wood industry.

Finally; another call to action to save BC’s old-growth rainforests and move over pumpkin, the witch-hazel tree is a better symbol for Halloween!

–Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor