What we know about the status of St. Marys Paper

Here are the latest facts coming from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario concerning the recent "indefinite shutdown" of St. Marys Paper.

• The boilers were shut down. The equipment in the mill is at risk of damage if the temperature gets too cold.


• The mill has been losing money at the rate of $1.5 - $1.7 million a month.


• The company has only committed to paying health care costs for its workers until the end of Marc.h


• Suppliers have been hauling their products out of the mill. The entire facility is said to be "empty" except for the wood in the yard.


• Only a few management personnel are working at the mill now. The "essential services" that they are preforming will only be maintained to the end of March.

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