Louie Ricci’s company Raleigh Falls Timber has signed a new contract with Abitibi Bowater that carries the prospect of 23 jobs for Ignace residents. Truck drivers and harvesters are suddenly in demand.
The contract is to harvest and haul wood chips to the Abitibi Bowater paper mill in Fort Frances. Harvesting should start in a couple of weeks. The first area designated for harvesting is located to the south of Ignace with access on Ila Road and Airport Road.
