Five weeks after the largest sawmill west of Halifax said it was on the verge of shutting down, it's mostly back to business as usual at Freeman Lumber in Greenfield, N.S. In early April, co-owner Richard Freeman said the multi-generational business that employs 150 people could no longer afford to operate because it had no market for its wood chips. But in a series of emails this week with CBC News, Freeman said things changed early this month thanks to a couple of "solid leads" for chip sales. Lands and Forestry Minister Iain Rankin says efforts continue to diversify the province's forestry industry. Rankin said there has been no financial aid provided to Freeman Lumber other than what the company would normally receive for silviculture work.

Source: CBC News May 15, 2020 12:00 UTC