Northwestern Ontario lumber company donates truckload of material to Texas

A lumber company in northwestern Ontario is doing what itcan to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas.

Habitat for Humanity in Houston received a truckload of donated lumber from White River Forest Products in late September.

"Our company has a pretty strong social conscious," said Frank Dottori, president and CEO of the company based in White River.

The companydonated itslumber to Habitat for Humanity because they wanted to make sure it was sentto the families who needit the most, he said.

Employees also feel connected to the tragedybecause a shareholder inthe company has family affected by the hurricane.

The $20,000 worth of lumber will be used to build more than100 homes.

White River Forest Products exports about 70 per cent of their products annually to the United States, Dottorisaid.

It'sestimated that Hurricane Harveydamaged or destroyed 140,000 homes in Texas fromstormand flooding, as of Sept. 14.