What will become of the assets of Bowater Mersey?
Thats a question bothering many people.
As private woodlot owners in the western part of the province struggle to find a new buyer or buyers for their product, the president of the woodlot owners association hopes his fears don’t become a reality.
Marc Chisholm hopes a big international conglomerate will not be allowed to buy up the 600-thousand acres of Bowater woodland, harvest the trees and ship them elsewhere. He and his fellow members are hoping government will step-in to protect private woodlot owners.
Chisholm says allowing Bowater’s woodland assets to be sold indiscrimately would be a disaster for the forest industry in general.
