Yes. That’s a very good question. It’s also an element to consider.
When analyzing whether it is better to continue operations or shut down, we certainly look at cash flow and losses incurred. However, there is always the issue of jobs as well. We have many good employees that we want to keep. They are all good employees.
As you know, in northern Ontario, there’s a very high demand for labour in the mining industry. It is known that gold mines today don’t have the problems the forestry industry has. So it’s difficult to compete with them in terms of labour. That’s another factor we take into account.
We have 750 direct employees, and the forestry contractors we work with have just as many. Towns and villages depend on the forestry industry.
There’s still another element. Earlier, I talked about the paper mills. In the northeast, there’s only one left. It’s a paper mill called Kap Paper. We know all the difficulties that this paper mill has faced. If operations cease and it lacks chips and bark to maintain its operations, that will lead to other problems.
In this environment in northern Ontario, near Highway 11, which you know well, about 2,500 jobs are linked to our sawmills and Kap Paper.