THUNDER BAY — Anxiety about tariffs still looms over the forest industry, despite the Canada-U.S. trade war being delayed 30 days. “There’s a great deal of concern. The 30-day reprieve is welcome, but effectively, it means nothing until it’s been resolved,” said Ian Dunn, chief executive officer of Ontario Forest Industries Association. …“Tariffs have – and duties are already having an impact. Sawmills in the area have had a reduction of shifts. There have been layoffs. In other regions of the province, there have been closures in the sawmilling industry. There’s also been the idling of very important anchor mills in Terrace Bay and Espanola,” Dunn said. “I think in a lot of respects the damage has already been done. If you’re a multinational company looking to invest, you’re going to sense a lot of uncertainty in the marketplace right now. You would lose a lot of confidence in the Canadian-U.S. relationship,” he added.
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