The Green Dream program has been very exciting to be a part of and there’s so much to say about what’s going on in the industry that I will have to use this final post to introduce myself, summarize my placement, and provide my final takeaways – all at once. Some information about me: I am going into my fourth and final year of Lakehead University’s Chemical Engineering program. Before I enrolled at Lakehead, a professor explained Chemical Engineering to
Our Northwestern Ontario operations have an innovative recruitment strategy – hire workers fleeing the war in Ukraine. In March 2022, Resolute joined others in the Canadian business community in securing employment opportunities for new arrivals from Ukraine. At our Atikokan (Ontario) sawmill, the human resources team set a goal: hire 20 individuals from Ukraine by the end of the year. To meet this objective, sawmill personnel turned to partners at Atikokan Employment Centre, Atikokan Economic Development Corporation, Atikokan Adult Learning
One of my favorite parts of working at Resolute Forest Products is that everybody I have run into so far has been friendly and happy to sit down to have a discussion about forestry, and John Lafave is no different. John is the Senior Vice President of Pulp and Paper Sales and Marketing, sitting right under our President and CEO, Remi G. Lalonde. If you climb my side of the corporate ladder, he is my great-grand boss! John is not
In August, four of Resolute’s U.S. operations hosted visits from federal elected officials. Congressman Bruce Westerman toured the Glenwood (Arkansas) sawmill; Congressman Mike Rogers visited the Coosa Pines (Alabama) pulp mill; the Cross City (Florida) sawmill welcomed Congressman Neal Dunn; and the Grenada (Mississippi) newsprint mill hosted Senator Roger Wicker. These visits provided opportunities for elected officials to meet with mill management and employees, understand the mill’s operations and products, and discuss public policy matters of importance.
A United Steelworkers union publication recently featured Domtar’s Ashdown Mill, which has a strong relationship with the union. Learn how Domtar and the union work together for the benefit of union members employed at the mill.
With dozens of Resolute operations and thousands of employees located in Quebec and Ontario, raising funds to benefit local community organizations has long been a company tradition. In Quebec’s Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region, our regular annual fundraising efforts, which were paused in 2020 and modified in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, resumed in full force this year. On September 9, Resolute’s business partners and employees were invited to join President and Chief Executive Officer Remi Lalonde and other members of our
An important part of the forestry industry is logistics. Without the logistics department, mills would not be able to create new products, as the old ones would still be taking up space on the floor. Our job is to figure out the best way to transport products out of their respective mills and into the hands of customers. Unlike some other Green Dream interns, the office work I do provides a limited exposure to the raw materials that our products
Domtar engineering careers offer exciting technical challenges, rewarding projects and the ability to mentor and network with other engineers. Learn from four of our engineers about what it’s like to work at Domtar.
The Green Dream program has been very exciting to be a part of and there’s so much to say about what’s going on in the industry that I will have to use this final post to introduce myself, summarize my placement, and provide my final takeaways – all at once. Some information about me: I am going into my fourth and final year of Lakehead University’s Chemical Engineering program. Before I enrolled at Lakehead, a professor explained Chemical Engineering to
Resolute earned a Sustainability Leadership Award in the 2022 Business Intelligence Group (BIG) Awards. This is the second consecutive year we received this recognition, recognizing the bold action we are taking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, prioritize health and safety, promote diversity and contribute to the well-being of our operating communities. “We are proud to reward and recognize Resolute for their sustainability efforts,” said Maria Jimenez, Chief Nominations Officer, Business Intelligence Group. “It was clear to our judges that their vision and strategy will continue to deliver results toward a cleaner, more sustainable
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
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,
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,
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
A groundbreaking ceremony on August 26 marked the start of construction on a new planer mill adjacent to our Senneterre (Quebec) sawmill. The planer, expected to be functional by the end of this year, will optimize our fiber supply, enhance overall efficiency of the sawmill and reduce production costs for our Abitibi regional operations. Plans to modernize operations at the Senneterre sawmill were initially announced in July 2021 and also include the installation of automated sorting bins. The total investment
On August 24, employees at our Thunder Bay/Fort William First Nation (Ontario) sawmill celebrated an important safety milestone: 500,000 consecutive work hours injury-free. Through Resolute’s Board of Directors Safety Award program, the employees earned $10,000 to donate to a local organization, and chose the Boys and Girls Club of Thunder Bay. In this video clip on TBnewswatch.com, Alex Vaillant, the sawmill’s safety supervisor, expressed pride in his team. “We’re taking it one day at a time, one job at a time – making
Several factors are driving a new wave of paper packaging innovation, including consumer demand, urbanization and legislation. Find out what’s new, and learn who won a recent paper packaging competition.
Are you looking for ways to foster empathy and broaden your perspectives? Trying reading one of these books, which were recommended by members of Domtar’s Diversity & Inclusion Council and subcommittees.
Bilal Junaidi, a process engineer at Domtar’s Dryden Mill, was named one of Canada’s top 10 pulp and paper professionals under 40. Learn more about Junaidi and this prestigious award from Pulp & Paper Canada.
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.
Domtar is partnering with Keep US Posted in advocacy efforts to strengthen the U.S. Postal Service and ensure strong service throughout the country without excessive postal rate hikes. Find out how you can weigh in on proposed changes to postal service.
Three students completing Domtar internships reflect on their experiences and offer advice to other students for National Intern Day.
As we continue our journey toward greater sustainability by 2030, we’re turning an eye toward community investment. Here are some of the ways we’ll increase support for literacy, sustainability, and health and wellness.
For Allison Hibbard, accepting a Domtar customer service position in 2013 opened the door for her to build a fulfilling career as customer solutions manager for Domtar’s new packaging business. Here’s her story.
The Paper Excellence Group, Domtar’s owner, announced today it has entered an agreement to purchase Resolute Forest Products through Domtar.
(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
In June, four Domtar mill employees participated in the Pulp & Paperworkers’ Resource Council’s annual industry employee advocacy event in Washington D.C. Learn more about the PPRC and the week-long event.
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
As we continue our work as a sustainability thought leader in the forest products industry, we’re focusing on verified fiber sourcing. Here’s what that means and why it matters — for us, our customers and the environment.
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
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
In May, our Hawesville and Dryden mills earned state and national awards thanks to our robust safety system. Find out more as we celebrate National Safety Month, along with the National Safety Council.
After many years of advocacy, we celebrate the passage of the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022. But there’s more work to be done. See what’s next for our U.S. postal reform efforts.
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
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
Our safety goals are a key part of our sustainability priorities for 2030 and beyond. Find out what we’re doing to improve workplace safety across all of our facilities, now and in the years ahead.
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
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
The Kingsport Mill recently marked several milestones in its ongoing packaging conversion project, including the opening of a bridge and the arrival of its first recycled paper bales. Learn about the mill’s progress.
Are you looking for a new job at Domtar? Domtar recruiters share five tips for acing your next job interview in today’s competitive job market.
The team at our Johnsonburg Mill has managed to reduce the volume of chlorine dioxide used while maintaining the brightness our customers expect. Find out more.
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
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.
Paper Excellence announced today that it is nearing completion of a significant project to winterize the pulp mill at Prince Albert Pulp Inc (PAPI).
U.S. Rep. Tom Rice, R-Myrtle Beach and chair of the House and Senate Paper and Packaging Caucus, recently visited Domtar’s Marlboro Mill. Learn about his visit.
Domtar transferred ownership of some of its private boreal forestland to the Nature Conservancy of Canada, which will manage it for research and conservation. Read about this new partnership.
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
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
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
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
