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• RYAM unsure when economic shutdown will end in Temiscaming

  27-08-2026 19:07 via nugget.ca
  
  The duration of the economic shutdown at the RYAM (Rayonier Advanced Materials) plant in Temiscaming remains unknown, according to the company.Spokesman said Alexandre Boucher told The Nugget in an email Thursday the shutdown will affect all site operations, with the exception of the wastewater treatment plant and Boiler No. 4, which will continue to operate.He said the duration of this shutdown remains undetermined. The closure could impact 450 workers.“This decision is the result of a b
  
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• Temiscaming's RYAM shutdown demonstrates "real" consequences of U.S. tariffs - FONOM

  27-08-2026 15:13 via nugget.ca
  
  The shutdown of Rayonier Advanced Materials’ (RYAM) demonstrates the real consequences of unfair U.S. tariffs. According to the president of the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM).David Plourde issued a media release Thursday morning expressing concern following Wednesday’s announcement that it intends to temporarily shut down its industrial complex in Témiscaming, Quebec, on Sept.15.The shutdown is expected to affect about 400 unionized workers, many with
  
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• Temiscaming's RYAM plant closing its industrial complex Sept. 15; 400 unionized workers affected

  27-08-2026 04:37 via nugget.ca
  
  The former Tembec plan, now known as Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) is closing its industrial complex in Témiscaming.The closure is expected to take place Sept. 15 and will impact400 unionized workers.The news was delivered to RYAM employees Wednesday, sending shockwaves and panic throughout the small French community.“The community is panicking right now because we don’t know much,” said Carole Lambert.RYAM is one of the region’s largest employers.“I&rs
  
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• Coun. Mark King makes $750,000 pitch to house people leaving jail

  27-08-2026 00:08 via nugget.ca
  
  People leaving jail are pushed onto the street and end up in the shelter system, says Councillor Mark King who is calling on the province to provide funding for transitional housing to help former inmates.“People are being released out of jail and just shoved on the street,” he told The Nugget Tuesday. “There is no real plan to figure out how they actually end up back in society. They end up in these low barrier shelters and that creates a problem.”King said he recently r
  
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