AspinMP Jay Aspin says he will be hosting a federal cabinet minister in North Bay later this month.

He says the Minister of Employment and Social Development Pierre Poilievre will be here on July 15th.

Aspin says he and the minister will be visiting several area businesses and talking about the increase to the child benefit program that takes effect on July 20th.

He says the minister can also help on efforts to get the Columbia Forest Products plant in Rutherglen reopened.

Aspin says that could happen by next spring at the earliest, pointing out it’s the company’s timing they’re relying on.