The mayor of The Pas says the town was shocked to learn its main employer, Tolko Industries, is closing down. All Tolko employees will be laid off when operations end Dec. 2, 2016. "It's just so shocking, so unbelievable, so mind-numbing that we've got to wrap our heads around it," said The Pas Mayor Jim Scott. The Pas Mayor Jim Scott said Tolko had difficulty getting its products to market. The Pas' mayor said the company ran into trouble transporting goods out of The Pas, which is about 520 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg.

Source: CBC News August 22, 2016 18:33 UTC