Domtar

• Workplace safety board says scaffold design led to two deaths at Quebec paper mill

  In a report released Wednesday, the board says an engineer, who is not named in the report, underestimated the load capacity of the scaffold by more than 25 per cent.

  Canada

  Sep 28, 2022
  
• Swath of boreal forest twice the size of Toronto to be protected in northern Ontario

  The Nature Conservancy of Canada spent the last year negotiating the purchase of 1,450 square kilometres of the boreal forest near Hearst, Ont., from a pulp and paper company.

  Environment

  Apr 22, 2022
  
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• Two workers killed in scaffold collapse at Quebec paper mill identified

  Family, union colleagues and company officials expressed sadness over the deaths of Yan Baillargeon, 39, and Hugo Paré, 22, at the Domtar paper mill in Windsor, Que.

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2021
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• 2 trapped workers at Quebec mill found dead: union, family

  Though Quebec provincial police haven't yet confirmed that the workers were found dead, the union released a statement confirming both deaths.

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2021
• Two workers remain trapped after scaffold collapse at Domtar plant in Eastern Townships

  At least 10 workers have been injured, including three seriously, after a multi-storey scaffolding collapsed overnight Tuesday in Windsor, Estrie

  Canada

  Oct 26, 2021
• Paper Excellence signs deal to buy Montreal’s Domtar for US$3B

  Under the agreement, the Richmond, B.C.-based company has agreed to pay US$55 per Domtar share in cash.

  Money

  May 11, 2021
• Current and former residents near Domtar plant in Edmonton asked to take part in health survey

  Nearly 13,000 households were sent letters from Alberta Health and Alberta Health Services this month, asking them to take part in a health assessment because of how close they live -- or lived -- to an old wood treatment plant.

  Health

  Jul 26, 2019
• Old Edmonton Domtar site not a health emergency; developer ‘vindicated’ by environmental board report

  The Environmental Appeals Board released its report into the old Domtar wood treatment site — now being developed into housing — and found "there is no immediate risk to these residents and other people."

  Environment

  Mar 14, 2019
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• Edmonton residents attend public information session regarding former Domtar site

  Dozens of people packed the question-and-answer session hoping to find out what's next for their families.

  Canada

  Mar 10, 2019
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• Soil tests confirm hazards to human health at former Edmonton Domtar site: province

  The tests found 183 samples have "levels of contamination that exceed human health guidelines for dioxins and furans," the province said Thursday.

  Health

  Mar 7, 2019