Despite mill closure, Espanola 'didn’t fold up and shut down'

Despite mill closure, Espanola 'didn’t fold up and shut down'

Resource towns dot the Canadian landscape; they blossomed during the boom times of the last century. Lumber mills, plywood factories, and plants producing rolls of newsprint – with their signature aromatic plumes of smoke – defined many places on the Highway 11 or 17 corridor.