Trump's tariffs could shutter this Canadian town - its residents are fighting to save it
Summary
A paper mill that anchors Témiscaming, Quebec, shut down indefinitely in early October after U.S. tariffs hit the forestry sector. Most of its 360 employees are out of work, and residents are trying to buy the mill from its American owner, RYAM, with help from the Canadian and Quebec governments.Key Facts
- RYAM imposed an “economic shutdown” of the mill for an indefinite period in early October.
- The mill has been Témiscaming’s main employer and economic anchor for more than a century.
- Most of the mill’s 360 employees are out of work and are receiving partial pay through government tariff relief.
- Residents say home values fell and worry that workers in local services, including health care and grocery stores, may leave.
- U.S. tariffs of up to 50% have affected industries including steel, aluminum, automobiles, lumber, pulp and paper.
- A local contractor told the BBC that he had laid off 13 people.
- Residents have formed a coalition to try to buy the mill from RYAM, which acquired it in 2017.
- In 1973, local workers and managers bought the mill from its then-American owner and turned it into Tembec.
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