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August 31, 2012  

Idled Cape Breton mill gets $1.5 million court approved cash injection

Money for NewPage’s Port Hawkesbury mill comes from a $15.8-million provincial fund to keep the mill in a so-called hot idle mode.

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April 13, 2012  

Final offer: 50% job cuts at NewPage

The union representing employees at an idled Cape Breton paper mill says the final offer from a potential BC buyer would lay off about half of its workforce.

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November 30, 2011  

BC firm second bidder for idled NS paper mill

The court-appointed monitor overseeing efforts to sell a shuttered Cape Breton paper mill has named a second bidder interested in buying and operating the factory.

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November 3, 2011  

Troubled NS paper mills need to cut costs to survive

The ability for the troubled Bowater Mersey and Port Hawksury paper mills to cut costs will help determine whether or not they stay in operation.

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August 22, 2011  

NewPage idles two NS paper machines

Two paper machines at a Nova Scotia mill are shutting down indefinitely as its parent company grapples with economic challenges and rising costs.