Ontario’s Associate Minister of Forestry and Forest Products announced over $5 million in funding today for Interfor Sault Ste. Marie at the company’s mill on Peoples Road. Kevin Holland said the funding will help the mill install equipment and technology – including artificial intelligence screening – to increase production capacity by 12%, reduce wood waste by 25% and reduce emissions by 21%. “This project will enable greater processing of small diameter logs, which are underused in current operations,” Holland said. …The funding will support Interfor Sault Ste. Marie as the Canadian forestry sector grapples with U.S. tariffs. “The whole idea behind our forest biomass program is to invest into the sector as we deal with the increase in uncertainties created by the duties and tariffs that are being imposed by the United States government,” Holland said. …Interfor employs over 100 people in the Sault. …The announcement was accompanied separate funding for Northshore Forest to complete repairs to a bridge.