Over the past seven months, there have been significant mill closures in Ontario pulp mills in Espanola and Terrace Bay, and the corrugated medium mill in Trenton. As well, the Temiscaming, Que. cellulose plant closure received significant wood from Ontario. While these closures seem to come out of the blue, the process to close a mill starts years before when companies make conscious decisions not to reinvest. …Why did Terrace Bay and Espanola pulp mills close and mills in Dryden and Thunder Bay continue to operate? The Dryden mill, which opened 1983, and the Thunder Bay mill, which opened in 1976, are not new but have been maintained and upgraded. …Since there is no longer any significant pulp production occurring east of Lake Nipigon, what is the future of the large sawmills in eastern Ontario? …Sawmills will be forced to curtail production if they cannot find a home for residuals.