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All about logistics, by Aidan Starosta

The Kingsport Mill was awarded Tennessee’s “Business Recycler of the Year.” Here’s why the Tennessee Recycling Coalition chose our facility as its 2024 winner.

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Hello and Goodbye, by Victoria Carlyle

The Kingsport Mill was awarded Tennessee’s “Business Recycler of the Year.” Here’s why the Tennessee Recycling Coalition chose our facility as its 2024 winner.

PAPER EXCELLENCE ANNOUNCES CROFTON PAPER MILL CURTAILMENT

For Immediate Release: [Richmond, BC] – Paper Excellence today announced a production curtailment at its Crofton paper facility. The curtailment will coincide with scheduled annual maintenance of key utility assets. The outage will reduce the site exposure to higher cost energy through this period. The curtailment will commence September 10th, 2022 and is expected to last approximately two weeks. It is estimated that approximately 95 employees will be affected with temporary layoff notices. We remain committed to our impacted employees

Meadow Lake Mechanical Pulp Celebrates 30 Years in Operation

For Immediate Release: [Richmond, BC] – Along with members of the community, provincial and federal elected representatives, staff at Meadow Lake Mechanical Pulp mill (MLMP) and Paper Excellence Canada today celebrated 30 years of the pulp mill being in operation. The mill is located just east of Meadow Lake and has been operational since 1992. MLMP was the first mill Paper Excellence Canada acquired in 2007. The mill employs over 200 full-time employees, creates approximately 1,300 direct and indirect jobs,

Meadow Lake Mechanical Pulp Celebrates 30 Years in Operation

For Immediate Release: [Richmond, BC] – Along with members of the community, provincial and federal elected representatives, staff at Meadow Lake Mechanical Pulp mill (MLMP) and Paper Excellence Canada today celebrated 30 years of the pulp mill being in operation. The mill is located just east of Meadow Lake and has been operational since 1992. MLMP was the first mill Paper Excellence Canada acquired in 2007. The mill employs over 200 full-time employees, creates approximately 1,300 direct and indirect jobs,

PAPER EXCELLENCE ANNOUNCES CROFTON PAPER MILL CURTAILMENT

For Immediate Release: [Richmond, BC] – Paper Excellence today announced a production curtailment at its Crofton paper facility.  The curtailment will coincide with scheduled annual maintenance of key utility assets.  The outage will reduce the site exposure to higher cost energy through this period.  The curtailment will commence September 10th, 2022 and is expected to last approximately two weeks.  It is estimated that approximately 95 employees will be affected with temporary layoff notices.  We remain committed to our impacted employees

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How to Make Sustainable Choices for Back To School

Back-to-school season is here, and it’s time to restock school supplies and dorm essentials. If you want to lessen the environmental impact of your purchases, follow these five tips to make more sustainable choices.

PAPER EXCELLENCE GROUP ENTERS INTO DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE RESOLUTE FOR $20.50 PER SHARE AND ONE CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHT TIED TO POTENTIAL DUTY DEPOSIT REFUNDS OF UP TO $500 MILLION

(All financial information is in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise stated) Strategic transaction to accelerate Paper Excellence’s growth strategy, bringing complementary capabilities in lumber and pulp For Immediate Release: MONTREAL, CANADA – July 6th, 2022 – The Paper Excellence Group (the “Group”), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Domtar Corporation (“Domtar”), a global diversified manufacturer of pulp and specialty, printing, writing, and packaging papers, and Resolute Forest Products Inc. (“Resolute”) (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP), a global forest products company, have entered into an

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Paper Excellence Once Again Amongst Corporate Knights Best 50 Corporate Citizens

For Immediate Release: [Richmond, BC] – Paper Excellence today announced it has once again been voted one of Canada’s 2022 Best 50 corporate citizens by Corporate Knights. This is the fifteenth time that the company has achieved the Best 50 Award with Corporate Knights. Paper Excellence operates six pulp and paper facilities in British Columbia and Saskatchewan. The Best 50 award is judged using key performance indicators that relate to the organization’s raw resource use, emissions profile, social performance, safety

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Paper Excellence Partners With Vancouver Island University To Create Indigenous Success Fund

For Immediate Release: [Richmond, BC] – Paper Excellence announced today that it has partnered with Vancouver Island University (VIU) to create a new scholarship fund that aims to financially support Indigenous students enrolled in trades programs at VIU. Paper Excellence has contributed $60,000 to the fund, which will be distributed over three years. “On behalf of Paper Excellence, we are very excited to be working with VIU on the Paper Excellence Indigenous Success Fund to support Indigenous students in British

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Paper Excellence Donates $10,000 To College Of The Rockies For Indigenous Student Bursaries

For Immediate Release: [Richmond, BC] – Paper Excellence announced today that it has donated a total of $10,000 towards two separate bursary funds that support Indigenous students at the College of the Rockies (COTR). Paper Excellence has provided $5,000 towards the Agnes McCoy Memorial Bursary, and $5,000 to the Engineers Canada Indigenous Access to Engineering Bursary. “On behalf of Paper Excellence, it’s a real privilege to support these two bursary programs at College of the Rockies and the students that

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Paper Excellence Receives $4.5 Million In Funding From The Investments In Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) Program

For Immediate Release: [Richmond, BC] – Paper Excellence is pleased to have received $4.5 million from the Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) program. This funding will help support an important transformation project taking place at our Catalyst Port Alberni mill. The $4.5 million will be invested at Catalyst Port Alberni to expand the mill’s production capacity for food packaging papers. Traditionally, this mill produced printing and writing grades; however, demand for these products has been in steady decline. Transitioning to

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Doug Routley, Parliamentary Secretary for Forests, visits Catalyst Crofton to see $5.85 million of CleanBC funding at work

For Immediate Release: [Richmond, BC] – Paper Excellence is pleased to welcome Doug Routley, MLA for Nanaimo – North Cowichan and Parliamentary Secretary for Forests to its Catalyst Crofton mill today to see how the recently awarded $5.85 million of CleanBC funding will impact the operation. The CleanBC Industry Fund is a provincial government program that invests a portion of government’s carbon tax revenues into businesses working on emission reduction projects. Catalyst Crofton’s GHG emission reduction project is a combination

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Paper Excellence Canada Publishes Sustainability Report

For Immediate Release: [Richmond, BC] – Today Paper Excellence Canada has published its second sustainability report: Building Strong Relationships. Building Strong Relationships reviews 2021 and looks at both our achievements and our opportunities to do better. In particular, it highlights the work we did in building relationships with the Indigenous communities in whose traditional territories we operate and our corporate giving campaign which had a greatly increased budget in 2021. The report also looks at our environmental and economic impacts nationally and on

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Indigenous Industry Participation Expands

Practices and Perspectives Paper Excellence established a large-scale fibre-supply arrangement with a First Nations partner in 2021, through its acquisition of an interest in the Atli Chip Limited Partnership. Atli Chip has purchased and now operates a wood chipping facility on Northern Vancouver Island, in ‘Namgis First Nation’s traditional territory. Atli Chip is majority owned by Atli Resources LP, a forest company beneficially owned by the ‘Namgis. Island-based Wahkash Contracting Ltd. specializes in remote coastal logging – the kind of

Paper Excellence Announces Labour Shortages Impact on Business  

For Immediate Release: [Richmond, BC] – Paper Excellence today provided an update on skilled labour shortages in British Columbia that are impacting the company’s ability to execute many of its planned shutdowns on time.  The company has been dealing with delays due to shortages of skilled pressure vessel welders at its Crofton facility which will impact the length of the shutdown resulting in incremental lost pulp production due to the delays. The company is concerned that similar shortages will impact

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Get Caught Reading These Books in May

May is Get Caught Reading Month, Latino Books Month and Mental Health Awareness Month. Celebrate by reading some of these books, which were recommended by Domtar colleagues.

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Youth Futures Education Fund receives $20,000 of Paper Excellence’s $50,000 United Way donation

For Immediate Release: [Richmond, BC] – Paper Excellence announced today a $50,000 donation to United Way, $20,000 of which is being awarded to the Youth Futures Education Fund. Youth Futures Education Fund provides low-barrier access to funds to support living expenses to youth who have aged out of the foster care system and are attending a post-secondary institution on a tuition waiver. The Fund is guided by an Advisory Committee, held at the Vancouver Foundation, and is administered by United

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United Way of Saskatoon & Area receives $15,000 of Paper Excellence’s $50,000 United Way donation

For Immediate Release: [Richmond, BC] – Paper Excellence announced today a $50,000 donation to United Way, $15,000 of which is being awarded to United Way of Saskatoon & Area. This gift will be divided between both of Paper Excellence’s mill locations in Saskatchewan. A $10,000 donation to the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Prince Albert (BBBS) mentorship program will help match children between the ages of 6-16 with a professionally screened and trained volunteer mentor. And a $5,000 donation

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United Way of Pictou County receives $15,000 of Paper Excellence’s $50,000 United Way donation

For Immediate Release: [Richmond, BC] –Paper Excellence announced today a $50,000 donation to United Way, $15,000 of which is being awarded to United Way of Pictou County. The United Way of Pictou County partners with local programs and services that address and alleviate barriers that children and youth are facing in their community—the child poverty rate in Pictou County is over 26%. “Because of Paper Excellence’s generous support, our United Way can re-invest these dollars back into vital youth focused

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Paper Excellence Announces Stew Gibson’s Promotion to Chief Operating Officer

For Immediate Release: [Richmond, BC] – Paper Excellence is pleased to announce the leadership promotion of Mr. Stew Gibson to the role of Chief Operating Officer for Paper Excellence Canada. In the fourth decade of his career, Stew has worked within Catalyst Paper and its predecessors holding numerous positions including General Manager of Powell River, Vice President of Technology and Sourcing, and Vice President of Pulp Operations. He has also held a role in the solid wood sector. He has

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Paper Excellence Announces Stew Gibson’s Promotion To Chief Operating Officer

For Immediate Release: [Richmond, BC] – Paper Excellence is pleased to announce the leadership promotion of Mr. Stew Gibson to the role of Chief Operating Officer for Paper Excellence Canada. In the fourth decade of his career, Stew has worked within Catalyst Paper and its predecessors holding numerous positions including General Manager of Powell River, Vice President of Technology and Sourcing, and Vice President of Pulp Operations. He has also held a role in the solid wood sector. He has

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Hupacasath First Nation signs Memorandum of Understanding with Catalyst Paper

For Immediate Release: [Richmond, BC] – Hupacasath First Nation and Catalyst Paper, a Paper Excellence company, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This MOU sets out the intentions of both parties to build a collaborative relationship together. “Signing this MOU is about change. It’s about all of us at Paper Excellence, rightfully recognizing and respecting the aboriginal rights of the Hupacasath Nation and forging a relationship that allows us to grow together as partners into the future. It’s change

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The Dos & Don’ts of Modern Curbside Recycling

Do you know the rules of curbside recycling? Surveys show that many Americans make recycling mistakes every day. Take a look at our updated list of recycling dos and don’ts for the latest recommendations and guidelines.

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4 Ways to Use Recycled Paper in Your Garden

Did you know you can use recycled paper in your garden? It can help prevent weeds, retain moisture, improve soil quality and more. Learn four ways you can add recycled paper to your garden.

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Meet Sasha Irving, Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Northern Pulp

How did you come to work at Paper Excellence? As a consultant I was doing work with the forestry sector in Nova Scotia including some work with Northern Pulp when the job opportunity presented itself. I’m thrilled to have taken on this new role in Nova Scotia. What drew you to sustainability work and why do you like it? I’ve been working with the Nova Scotia forestry sector for a while and understand the important role the sector plays in