Ontario Invests $17.3 Million in Northern Forestry Projects as Sector Faces U.S. Trade Pressure

CHAPLEAU — REGIONAL NEWS — Ontario is investing more than $17.3 million in four Northern Ontario forestry projects aimed at modernizing mills, increasing the use of forest biomass and improving productivity as the sector faces continuing pressure from U.S. tariffs and changing global markets.
The province says the projects are expected to create six jobs, protect more than 320 existing positions and support more than 600 indirect jobs connected to harvesting, transportation, mill ope