Trump tariffs threaten Quebec mill town as residents fight to save it
Indefinite shutdown at RYAM mill in Témiscaming leaves most of 360 workers out of work on partial pay as locals seek to buy it back
The indefinite shutdown of a paper mill in Témiscaming, Quebec, threatens a way of life that has revolved around the plant for over a century. Most of the mill's 360 employees are out of work, receiving partial pay through government tariff relief, as locals seek to buy the plant back from its American owner, RYAM. The shutdown came after Canada-US trade talks broke down and Trump imposed more tariffs; property values fell almost overnight, and residents fear the town could become a ghost town.