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Mersey Mill shutting down indefinitely

Bowater Mersey's downtime has been extended a week, due to market conditions. The mill will reopen on Jan. 16.

Published on June 15, 2012; Published on June 15, 2012
Nick Moase

The Mersey Mill is shutting down on June 16, only this time there is no restart date. It was announced the mill would be indefinitely idled by parent company Resolute Forest Products.

Topics :: Bowater , South West Nova Scotia

Executives of Resolute Forest Products, owner of the Mersey Paper Mill in Brooklyn met with union and management representatives today, June 15.

On Thursday, the company confirmed it had not used any of the $25 million they were loaned, saying they could not find any upgrades that would make the mill viable in the long run.

In December, the provincial government announced a $50 million package to keep the company from closing. Half was earmarked for upgrades and training, while the other half was for land purchases from the company from around South West Nova Scotia.

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Robert

- June 15, 2012 at 10:12:36

See lie below... On Thursday, the company confirmed it had not used any of the $25 million they were loaned, saying they could not find any upgrades that would make the mill viable in the long run. This plant is making money and has been all of this year. This company has done nothing but force ultimatums on it's employees for the past several years and the employees to their credit have met every ridiculous demand. It has been clear from the outset that the motive of this corporation all along was to close this mill down and this simply proves it. The mill is viable now, and with the previously planned TMP long fibre project going forward would have been even moreso. I wonder how they sleep at night.........

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