The provincial government is being pressed by the town of Atikokan to provide the new owners of the Atikokan Forest Products Mill with a wood supply. Eacom Timber of Montreal has an offer to buy the idled Sapawe mill, but first wants a secure wood supply. Mayor Dennis Brown says reopening the mill would bring back lost jobs. A hearing on the matter is schedule for next week.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Atikokan Mayor presses Province
The provincial government is being pressed by the town of Atikokan to provide the new owners of the Atikokan Forest Products Mill with a wood supply. Eacom Timber of Montreal has an offer to buy the idled Sapawe mill, but first wants a secure wood supply. Mayor Dennis Brown says reopening the mill would bring back lost jobs. A hearing on the matter is schedule for next week.
