Fort Frances lobbies two cabinet ministers over wood supply

By Gary Rinne
Thunder Bay News Watch
August 20, 2019
Category: Business & Politics
Region: Canada, Canada East

OTTAWA — A delegation from Fort Frances sat down Tuesday in Ottawa to discuss the future of the former Resolute pulp and paper mill with two influential members of the provincial cabinet. Mayor June Caul, Chief Administrative Officer Doug Brown and two councillors met with Natural Resources and Forestry Minister John Yakabuski and Northern Development Minister Greg Rickford. …In a statement, the Fort Frances delegation said the ministers expressed interest in working with the town and other stakeholders “to put in place a process to determine the wood fibre needs of current and future forest industry participants in the district.” The lack of a wood supply will prevent any possibility the mill can resume production under a new owner. …Coun. Douglas Judson said the ministers are looking at the tools available to them to ensure the regional wood supply can support communities in the Rainy River district.

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