Kapuskasing Mayor Dave Plourde said that, after much lobbying, the federal government said it is willing to sit down with the province to discuss a solution for the northeastern forest industry. That means that Kap Paper remains open, at least for now. The company is facing a crisis because of tariffs imposed by the US as part of the trade war launched by President Trump. …Plourde said he felt some relief to hear the federal government has agreed to sit down with the province. …News of a working group that includes the federal and provincial governments, as well as representatives from the industry, is also good news. …“In a recent news release, Kap Paper indicated a couple of ways the federal government can help would be to provide proportional forestry funding to Ontario, equivalent to BC and Quebec, and to address duties and tariffs that unfairly penalize Canadian producers.