There will be a “temporary curtailment” at Millar Western Quesnel River Pulp, which will see around 90 workers laid off. Millar Western says the curtailment will start at the end of the day shift on May 16, until July 2. The company says the curtailment comes from market demand and issues, as well as the pressure from US tariffs. “We had a weakened market to start with for an extended period of time, with lower demand,” Brian McConkey, VP at Millar Western, says. “Then the new tariffs from China have only worsened our overall demand.” McConkey adds that it is not just Quesnel’s pulp mill going into curtailment; the Slave Lake Pulp and Whitecourt Pulp mills in Alberta will also experience temporary curtailment during the same period of time. An estimated over 200 workers between the three pulp mills will laid off temporarily. …McConkey adds Millar Western’s focus is to be back up with normal operations by July 2.