P.A. Mayor wants provincial help to rekindle local forestry sector
Over half a year since he announced a massive forestry manufacturing facility was ready to build in P.A., Mayor Greg Dionne is preparing to turn up the heat on the province to make it happen.
Vowing things were about to get “very public,” during Tuesday’s city council meeting, Dionne announced plans for a campaign to pressure the provincial government to grant that plant and others the access to timber they need to operate.
Meanwhile the provincial government says at the moment “virtually all the timber in the Prince Albert area is contractually allocated to existing companies, including Paper Excellence for the potential re-opening of the pulp mill.”
“I did serve our MLA notice this morning that I will be starting a heavy public campaign,” Dionne told council, explaining he’ll be encouraging people to call their MLAs and the premier to ask, “where’s our wood supply.”