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also assumed harvesting operations from
Resolute Forest Products, along with the
workforce, resulting in a “stump to dump”
contractor.
“Now we are now one of the largest log-
ging contractors in northeastern Ontario,
and we own all of the equipment we use,”
says Poulin. “In 2010, we strengthened our
position in the forestry industry with the
newly formed 3 Nations Logging. Today,
3 Nations Logging is the backbone of our
corporation, and is one of the largest log-
ging contractors within the region, deliv-
ering in excess of 250,000m3 of wood to
the Tembec Sawmill in Cochrane, Ontario
and Northwestern Quebec.”Three Nations
Logging is also the second largest harvest-
ing shareholder on the Abitibi River Forest
behind Tembec Inc.
REMOTE TOURISM—THE
CROWN JEWEL OF THE
NORTH
“We also saw a prospect in the remote
leisure tourism industry,” says Poulin. The
company found Kesagami Lake Lodge, a
remote fly in lodge was a good fit. Known
