With the Canadian Dollar slowly returning to lower
values against the American Greenback, the Kenora Riding
Conservative Candidate is calling for discussion on the
ailing forest sector.
Greg Rickford says the Harper Government has helped
companies offset the recent high Canadian dollar, but
notes more can be done.
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Just over a thousand people in Kenora, Dryden, Atikokan,
Hudson, Wawa and Thunder Bay received temporary lay-off
notices at the begining of the month.
Most companies cited low commodity prices and a high
Canadian dollar for the temporary lay offs.
