A Quebec Mill's 360 Jobs Are Idle. No U.S. Price Was Shown.

A BBC report on October 31 says the paper mill in Témiscaming, Quebec, remains idle after American owner RYAM began an economic shutdown in early October. The company acted after Canada-U.S. trade talks broke down and further U.S. tariffs hit lumber, pulp, and paper. Most of the mill’s 360 employees are out of work and are receiving partial government tariff-relief pay for now.

The town was built around the mill more than a century ago. Residents told the BBC that property values fell quickly and that grocery clerks, doctors, and other local services could leave if the closure lasts. One contractor said he had already laid off 13 people. Workers are trying to organize a local purchase. RYAM told the BBC it would not comment on a sale or on prospective buyers.

The article does not report a U.S. retail price for paper, lumber, or groceries. A closed mill can matter to a specific supply line, but that price effect was not demonstrated.

Has this shutdown raised what a U.S. household pays for paper or lumber? No U.S. price increase was shown. The verified cost is local: most of 360 mill jobs are idle, with partial pay.