AbitibiBowater says a deal to halt logging in the boreal forest should have little impact to mill operations in Fort Frances.
The agreement between the forest industry and environmental groups was announced yesterday.
Pulp and paper companies have promised to stop cutting trees on 29-million hectares of forest while the environmentalists say they will abandon their ''do-not-buy'' campaigns.
Other conservation initiatives in the agreement include a promise to protect herds of endangered caribou.
But AbitibiBowater vice-president Roger Barber says it should not hurt the Fort Frances mill's ability to access fibre.
"Fort Frances is a bit unique," says Barber, "in that the forest area right around Fort Frances is outside the boreal and is outside of this agreement."
Barber says it will mean some changes in forestry practices elsewhere, but feels the agreement will aid in developing those plans.
