High skiers focus of slopes crackdown
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 01/27/2010
Four people are facing drug and other charges following a crackdown on pot-puffing skiers at Mont Farlagne in Edmundston, N.B.
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Fraser Papers/Brookfield scheme to shirk pension obligations
ForestTalk (Free subscription) | 01/13/2010
Canada's largest forestry union says Fraser Papers restructuring plan is a deceptive scheme to get out of its financial obligations to pensioners. Dave Coles , President of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada says "Fraser is using the bankruptcy process to take pensioners money to pay off investors and then continue to operate profitably under a new name." "It...
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Edmundston lifts boil water order
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 12/21/2009
Edmundston has lifted a boil water order to residents in the Saint-Jacques and Verret areas of the northwestern New Brunswick city.
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Boil orders issued in Edmundston area
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 12/18/2009
Boil water orders have been issued in the Edmundston area, due to two major water line breaks.
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Fraser Papers receives approval for restructuring proposal - Must sell mills
ForestTalk (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Fraser Papers Inc. has received approval from the Ontario Superior Court that is overseeing its filing under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) ("CCAA"), to proceed with a firm and binding offer to sell its specialty paper assets. The specialty papers assets will be sold to a newly incorporated company, initially sponsored by the Company's secured creditors, subject to receiving...
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Will Fraser Papers pensioners lose up to 40% of their pension benefits?
ForestTalk (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
More than 1,000 retired paperworkers could lose up to 40% of their pension benefits as another major pulp and paper company - Fraser Papers - seeks to cut its debt on the backs of workers. "These are the latest victims of employers hiding behind bankruptcy legislation - taking pensioners money to pay off investors," says Dave Coles , president of the union that is fighting the company's...
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Fraser Papers' Edmundston mill may have brighter future with NB's power deal
ForestTalk (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Peter Gordon , CEO of Fraser Papers Inc. believes that the Edmundston mill will benefit from the province's decision to sell NB Power's assets to Hydro-Québec. The deal will see New Brunswick's industrial power rates to be lowered to match Quebec's rates. That will lower the Edmundston mill's power bill by roughly 30%. Fraser Papers is currently in bankruptcy protection. It employs about 350...
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NB Power Collection
The Sir Robert Bond Papers (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Following are links to some stories on the memorandum of understanding to sell of NB Power to Hydro-Quebec: 1. There’s strong positive reaction side Quebec to news of the MOU. La Presse Canadienne from metromontreal . 2. A 30% drop in electricity rates could save the Edmundston pulp and paper mill. Bet people in Corner Brook would be looking hard at that right now if they were in the same spot,...
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NB Power deal could save Edmundston mill
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
The CEO of Fraser Papers Inc. says the decision to sell NB Power's assets to Hydro-Québec will help the company's Edmundston mill survive.
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"Life is a Dream" Theatre Review
The Ephemeric (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Directed by Jonathan Munby Written by Pedro Calderon de la Barca, Helen Edmundson Starring Dominic West, Rupert Evans, Kate Fleetwood Production company The Donmar Theatre The Donmar Warehouse The Donmar pulls off another memorable production with Dominic West absolutely captivating as the lead role Segismundo. The first thing that strikes you when you set your eyes on the stage is the minimalist nature...
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Fraser Papers Inc.: Fraser Papers Announces Credits Allocated Under Federal Green Transformation Program
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Fraser Papers Inc. ("Fraser Papers" or the "Company") announced today that it has been allocated CAD$33.1 million in credits under the Government of Canada's $1 billion Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program. The credits have been granted based on the Company's black liquor production at its pulp mills in Edmundston, New Brunswick and Thurso,...
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The Breakdown: Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program
ForestTalk (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Twenty-four companies, representing 38 pulp and paper mills across Canada, have qualified for credits under the Government of Canada’s Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program . Company Name Credits Abitibi-Bowater - Fort Frances Mill (Fort Frances, ON) - Thunder Bay Mill (Thunder Bay, ON) $ 33,213,351 AlPac Forest Products Inc. - Alberta Pacific Forestries Mill (Boyle, AB) $ 62,869,884 AV...
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New Brunswick pulp mills are waiting for Ottawa's pockets to open
ForestTalk (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Back in June Ottawa announced a Canadian green funding program for pulp and paper producers to off-set the advantage U.S. mills were experiencing from the U.S. black liquor alternative fuel grant. The federal fund will provide companies with a credit of up to $0.16 cents per litre of black liquor, up to a maximum program total of $1 billion. Unlike the U.S. subsidy, Canadian companies are required...
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Boil water order issued in Edmundston
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
A boil water order has been issued for about 300 people in Edmundston following a water main break Wednesday night.
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New Brunswick's paper mill power subsidy over budget
ForestTalk (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
The power subsidy the New Brunswick government put in place for paper mills has gone over budget by $1.3 million over the last 2 years. The subsidy gives the province's paper mills a lower cost for electricity, thereby improving the mill's competitiveness with mills in other jurisdictions. This high energy use tax rebate has cost New Brunswick's taxpayers more than $17.3 million over the past two...