# Témiscaming residents seek to save town’s mill after tariff-hit shutdown

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trumps-tariffs-could-shutter-this-canadian-town-its-residents-are-fighting-to-save-it/
- Published: 2026-10-31T02:39:25+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-31T03:02:13+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC World (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmly016ep243o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- Témiscaming’s paper mill has closed indefinitely.
- Most of its 360 workers are out of work.
- Residents are seeking support to buy the mill.

## Summary

Témiscaming’s paper mill, the Quebec town’s main employer and economic anchor for more than a century, has been shut indefinitely after trade talks stalled and US tariffs hit Canadian industries. Most of its 360 employees are out of work, putting local livelihoods and the town’s future at risk.

The mill’s American owner, RYAM, announced the shutdown in early October; workers are receiving partial government support for now. Residents report falling property values and fear essential services could be affected, while forestry businesses are also feeling the impact: one contractor has laid off 13 people. Workers and residents are forming a coalition to buy the mill, as they did in 1973, but say they need support from the Canadian and Quebec governments.

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