A New Brunswick pulp mill that employs roughly 350 people is “temporarily idling” its operations due to market conditions. AV Group NB said the Nackawic facility will pause its operations by the end of October amid “continuing challenges presented by prevailing market conditions and broader macroeconomic factors.” …“The Atholville pulp mill facility of AV Group NB Inc. is not affected by this decision.” Unifor, which represents workers at the Nackawic facility through Local 219, says the decision will put 228 members out of work. …“This is a devastating day for our AV Nackawic members and their families who have built their lives around this mill, and for an entire community that has depended on this operation for generations,” said Unifor national president Lana Payne in a statement. Natural Resources Minister John Herron said he was “disappointed and saddened” by the news.

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