Four more forestry companies have accepted wood supply offers from the province, creating 38 new jobs and bringing more than 250 people back to work.
The companies will use the proposed wood allocations to produce traditional and new forest products including a variety of lumber for construction and clean-burning wood pellets for energy production.
The four companies who accepted wood supply offers are Cyprien Lachance in Val Cote, Long Lake Forest Products in Longlac, Nakina Forest Products in Nakina and Woodville Pellet Corp. In Woodville.
“Our government wants to attract new investment in the forest sector, and support the fullest and most innovative use of Ontario's wood to build an industry to performers, both existing and new,” said Michael Gravelle in a press release, Minister of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry.
The wood supply competition is aimed at putting Ontario's unused wood to work while the government takes steps to introduce a new forest tenure and pricing system.
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