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.