THUNDER BAY — Supporting the region’s forestry industry is a priority following multiple mill shutdowns in the region, says Thunder Bay–Superior North MP Patty Hajdu. “The mills are having a different challenge in Northern Ontario than many other industries. This is not a tariff-related problem; this is a demand problem,” Hajdu said in an interview with Newswatch on Tuesday. Many of the mills in the region produce pulp and paper products, particularly newsprint, and with the decline in physical media consumption, the mills are facing the effects, said Hajdu, minister of jobs and families. “Many of these large employers are critically important to the Northern Ontario economy,” she said. Hajdu said she has been working with provincial partners, including Thunder Bay—Atikokan MPP Kevin Holland, to arrange a meeting to discuss collaborative solutions.