EAR FALLS — Dozens of people, including forestry and mill workers and union and political officials rallied in support of the Ear Falls sawmill on Saturday. Katrina Peterson, the president of the Unifor union local that represents workers affected by the recent indefinite idling of the Interfor-owned facility, said said the forestry sector is in crisis right now, after duties and tariffs on softwood lumber levied by U.S. President Donald Trump have tripled in recent weeks, now sitting at a combined 45 per cent. She said there’s no new information about the expected length of the Ear Falls mill shutdown, only that it remains “indefinite.” Interfor officials have told Newswatch they’re evaluating the situation on a week-to-week basis. Domtar-owned sawmills in Atikokan and Ignace are also facing planned two-week idlings over the holidays in December and into the new year.