Hundreds of workers at the Catalyst Paper Mill in Powell River, B.C., who were laid off at the start of the pandemic will soon be back on the job. But some say the news is bittersweet as only 200 of the more than 320 workers who lost their jobs will return. Eldon Haggarty, president of UNIFOR Local 1, the union that represents the workers, is one of those coming back to work. Retrofit could help expand productionGraham Kissack, vice president of Paper Excellence, said it was important for the company to reopen the Powell River mill and get as many employees as possible back to work. Paper Excellence wants to retrofit its mill in Powell River to produce less writing and printing paper, Kissack says, and produce more food wrapping paper instead.

Source: CBC News March 13, 2021 16:52 UTC