The former mayor of Fort Frances emphasized the importance of the forest industry to a crowd of 200 people at the memorial sportsplex last night.
Glenn Witherspoon was one of several speakers at a summit addressing the so-called “crisis” in the pulp and paper industry.
As former chair of the Northwestern Ontario Smart Growth Panel, Witherspoon notes forestry was always tops on the agenda.
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Fort Frances Abitibi mill manager John Harrison noted there is indeed a crisis in the industry.
Harrison cited skyrocketing energy costs in Ontario is just one of the worrisome factors for Abitibi.
