B.C. pulp mill to close, leaving 350 employees out of work
In a gut-wrenching blow to Vancouver Island’s economy, Domtar has announced the permanent shutdown of its Crofton pulp mill, thrusting 350 long-time employees into uncertainty just weeks before the holidays. The facility, a cornerstone of the Cowichan Valley since 1957, will halt production by mid-December, marking yet another casualty in British Columbia’s beleaguered forest industry. … Read more