N.D.P. leader Howard Hampton says he’s optimistic the economy of northern Ontario can turn around after a disasterous year for the forest industry.
Hampton says this region is resource rich, and in a world that has a dwindling supply of raw materials, northern Ontario should be able to prosper.
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Hampton says the provincial government has to realize that
forestry isn’t a twilight industry and there is a good future for lumber and mining.

