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Pulp mill in Howe Sound, B.C., to reopen after shutting 'indefinitely' back in August

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The Canadian Press. (2026, October 2). Pulp mill in Howe Sound, B.C., to reopen after shutting 'indefinitely' back in August. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/british-columbia/pulp-mill-in-howe-sound-b-c-to-reopen-after-shutting-indefinitely-back-in-august/article_fab88b80-f598-5c48-8c2a-ed35912b8ead.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-02 · by The Canadian Press

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Unifor, a union representing pulp mill workers, is welcoming news that a closed facility in B.C. will reopen later this month. The reopening follows an agreement between the province and the operator Domtar, contingent upon the ratification of a new collective agreement by the workers next week.
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Unifor, representing B.C. pulp mill workers, welcomed news that the closed facility in Howe Sound is set to reopen later this month. The union said an agreement between the province and Domtar, the mill operator, has put the plant on track to restart operations if employees approve a new collective agreement next week. The mill had been shut down "indefinitely" since August when it closed due to economic pressures.

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📰 Pulp Mill Reopening B C
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Topics

B.C. Domtar Howe Sound Unifor

Subjects

B.C. GPE · 1× Domtar ORG · 1× Howe Sound GPE · 1× Unifor ORG · 1×

Narrative

Unifor says a deal between the province and operator Domtar has the mill poised to get back up and running should members ratify a new collective agreement next week.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-02
🔮 A union representing B.C. pulp mill workers says it’s welcoming news that a shuttered facility in Howe Sound is set to reopen later this month.

Claims (2 extracted, 0 hedged)

A union representing B.C. pulp mill workers says it’s welcoming news that a shuttered facility in Howe Sound is set to reopen later this month. asserted
facility → represent → Sound
Unifor says a deal between the province and operator Domtar has the mill poised to get back up and running should members ratify a new collective agreement next week. asserted
members → say → agreement
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