CROFTON, BC — The company that runs a pulp mill on Vancouver Island says it is permanently ending operations at the facility, affecting around 350 employees. Domtar says pulp operations at the mill in Crofton, about 70 kilometres north of Victoria, have been struggling for a while. Last year, Domtar announced that it was indefinitely halting paper operations at the site, which affected around 75 employees at the time. Domtar, formerly called Paper Excellence, confirmed that this latest curtailment will permanently close the entire site. The company says the site will continue to be managed in compliance with environmental laws, and it’s “exploring a variety of possibilities for the future of the site.” …Chris Stoicheff clarified that the mill will cease operations on Dec. 15 but most staff will still be employed at the mill until mid-February, some until April. Stoicheff says the company has three remaining mills in BC.
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