Lobbying continues. (Around the North).Timmins Mayor Jamie Lim Jamie Lim (born February 23, 1959 in Timmins, Ontario) was mayor of Timmins from 2000 to 2003. She was educated at the University of Western Ontario; she holds a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education degree. Mrs. is making good on her promise to fight for Northern lumber lumber, term for timber that has been cut into boards for use as a building material. The major steps in producing lumber involve logging (the felling and preparation of timber for shipment to sawmills), sawing the logs into boards, grading the boards according to mills through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is a civic advocacy group representing many Canadian municipalities. It is an organization with no formal power but significant ability to influence debate and policy, as it is main national lobby group of mayors, councillors and with a letter-writing campaign south of the border. As part of a grassroots lobbying effort to challenge U.S. tariffs on Canadian softwood softwood Timber obtained from coniferous trees (mainly of the pine and fir families). With the exception of bald cypress, tamarack, and larch, softwood trees are evergreens. lumber, Lim has sent out letters to more than 50 U.S. mayors to gather support for the Canadian industry. Timmins area has 2,264 jobs dependent upon the forestry industry. She is urging U.S. mayors to pressure their respective senators to bring about a positive solution for consumers. |
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