MAINE PUBLIC • December 10, 2025
The effect of 10% tariffs on Canadian wood imports was the subject of a public hearing before the state's Maine-Canadian Legislative Advisory Commission Wednesday. Dana Doran, executive director of the Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast, says his members are struggling to stay afloat. Collin Beal, a Woodland Pulp mill contractor, says tariffs and a downturn in the overall global market contributed to a recent shutdown of the mill.