The Terrace Bay Pulp Mill in northwestern Ontario is temporarily shutting down with no opening date in sight.
As the northwestern Ontario town braces for the potential loss of its biggest employer, the mayor and union representing mill workers say they’re trying to stay positive.
On Tuesday, the mill’s owners, AV Group, which is part of Aditya Birla, announced there will be a “temporary idling of its pulp operations, with immediate effect, due to prevailing market conditions,” meaning 400 workers are off the job.
“It’s obviously a big blow for Terrace Bay. I mean, we’re a population of 1,600 people,” said Mayor Paul Malashewski.
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