…Steve Henry, Domtar paper and packaging president, said the closure of the mill, which has been supplying good-paying jobs to local workers for more than 65 years, is closing due to the continued poor pricing for pulp and lack of access to affordable fibre in B.C. Those factors have been hobbling many aspects of the coastal forest industry for years, and have led to shutdowns of other mills in B.C. and curtailed operations. …The mill pays approximately $5 million in taxes to the municipality annually, which translates to more than 10 per cent of North Cowichan’s total taxes each year. …Parmar said he believes strongly that good-paying forestry jobs in Crofton are still possible and he is planning to seek out prospective buyers for the mill, but I suspect that may be difficult in the circumstances that B.C.’s forest industry is operating in these days.