IGNACE, Ontario — Domtar announced on Tuesday that the Ignace sawmill will be idled once its existing log inventory has been processed, which is expected to be finished by March 12. “These decisions are driven by challenging market conditions and ongoing economic uncertainty. Lumber demand in North America remains weak, requiring Domtar to align production levels with current market realities,” said Guillaume Julien. …”The community’s saddened by what’s happening,” said Jake Pastore, for the Township of Ignace. …At the same time, he said, “the community also understands what’s happened with softwood lumber prices, what’s happening with the US-Canadian tariffs.” …”It’s very difficult for Canadian producers to operate in that climate, and we really need to get a softwood lumber deal in place to help not have this trend continue — with sawmills shutting down in the province and in the country,” said Wesley Ridler, business representative for United Steel Workers Local 1-2010.