The Scierie St-Michel lumber mill in Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Que., says it has to suspend all activities until October due to U.S. tariffs. The mill will stop its sawmill and forestry operations as of Monday, Aug. 4, and will reopen Oct. 13. The planning mill will close on Aug. 18. The closure will impact about 250 employees. The mill said the closure is a result of the ongoing trade war and could be extended. “This suspension is due to the increase in countervailing and anti-dumping duties to over 34.45 per cent by the U.S. government and threats of additional taxes in the future,” a release said. “We hoped the Canadian government would reach an agreement that would spare us the worst, but this was not possible.” …The mill said forestry management in Quebec must be modernized as the industry has been unstable. It pointed to the controversial Bill 97, which critics say would lead to major environmental and social setbacks.