Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Local mill appears destined for scrap heap
A local union boss is disappointed with the latest developments involving the former Abitibi Mission Mill. The company has found a scrap dealer in the States to buy the mill. Marvin Pupeza of the Canadian Paperworkers Union says its a sad day. He says it wasn't long ago they were working with a potential buyer, but it fell apart. Pupeza adds that a new collective agreement was even worked out with the members, but now it appears the mill will be bulldozed. When it closed there were 430 employees.