The Ontario Government is starting to take action to deal with the
struggling forest industry.
The Province is pledging $350-million in loans to address
various problems including wood supply and rising energy costs.
Natural Resources Minister David Ramsay says the investment was one
of the recommendations contained in the final report from the Council on
Forest Industry Competitiveness.
n022 runs: 18 sec. out…new recommendations.
17 representatives from the forest industry, municipalities and first
nations produced the report.
