THUNDER BAY — The Government of Ontario is protecting workers and jobs in the forest sector by investing over $6.2 million in research, innovation and modernization projects in Northwestern Ontario. As part of the government’s plan to protect Ontario, the investments from the Forest Biomass Program will boost Ontario’s forest sector’s competitive advantage by creating new jobs, increasing productivity and opening up opportunities for new revenue streams in new markets for underused wood and mill by-products, known as forest biomass. …Ontario’s investment is supporting eight projects related to the use of underused wood and mill by-products, known as forest biomass including The Centre for Research and Innovation in the Bioeconomy, Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek and Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper. …These projects will help create good-paying local jobs while opening new markets for forest sector businesses.