Northern Ont. Officials Call on Feds, Province to Stop Kap Paper Mill Closure

Northern Ontario officials call on feds, province to stop Kap Paper mill closure

Officials and residents of a northern Ontario community gathered Wednesday to call on provincial and federal governments to work with the town to keep a paper mill from closing, urging them to "not point fingers at each other."

Northern Ont. officials call on feds, province to stop Kap Paper mill closure

Officials and residents of a northern Ontario community gathered Wednesday to call on provincial and federal governments to work with the town to keep a paper mill from closing, urging them to "not point fingers at each other."

Ottawa says it is offering supports to keep Ontario’s Kap Paper mill running

Industry minister says her department is fighting for the mill and hopes to craft a rescue package with Ontario

Ottawa Says It Will ‘Keep Working’ With Ontario Paper Mill to Resume Its Operations

Ottawa says it will keep working to help save a northern Ontario paper mill that cited a lack of immediate federal support as it announced this week it was forced to idle operations. Industry Minister Melanie Joly’s office says it had “come to the table” with federal supports for Kap Paper in Kapuskasing, Ont., which directly employs about 420 people and supports 2,500 jobs in the region. It says the federal government has been working directly …

NDP demands Immediate Action Amid Kap Paper’s Indefinite Idling

Language English News Content: NDP demands Immediate Action Amid Kap Paper’s Indefinite Idling   KAPUSKASING -  MPP Guy Bourgouin stood with municipal leaders, local unions, and residents, to show that Northern Ontarians are united in their calls for urgent action to reverse the idling of operations at Kap Paper.   “Kapuskasing has always been a proud forestry town. The Ford and Carney governments cannot abandon these workers and families – Our…

Industry group urges Ottawa, Queen's Park to work together to keep Kap Paper afloat

Northeastern Ont. communities rally with a plan to preserve region's forestry industry for the long haul