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BC Pulp Mills
In the same week that Canfor Pulp Products announced 2Q financial results, the BC Ministry of Energy and Mines announced a new Power Smart program that will reduce electricity costs for pulp and paper producers. Canfor Pulp’s net income, reported on Wednesday, was $18.8 million, or $0.27 per share, for 2Q 2014, compared to $25.7…
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Former Skeena Pulp Mill Site Fined
The City of Prince Rupert has been fined $50,000 by Environment Canada for the illegal discharge of chemicals into the ocean from the old Skeena Cellulose pulp mill. The city pleaded guilty last week to violating the Fisheries Act. More than three years ago a toxic product from the pulp-making process was spilled from the…
