Why it matters in Northwestern Ontario: Diesel is a major operating cost for trucking, forestry, mining, construction and remote-community supply chains. Thunder Bay 36 had been remapped at approximately 301,009 hectares and remained not under control. The proposal is worth watching because forestry remains an important part of the Thunder Bay District economy. For Northwestern Ontario, adding more local processing is particularly significant at a time when Canada-U.S. trade uncertainty continues to hang over the forest-products sector. Meanwhile, Thunder Bay heads into a busy CLE weekend with unsettled weather and an important forestry-development deadline.