Resolute Announces the Restart of the Ignace Ontario Sawmill

Resolute Forest Products has announced that it plans to restart sawmill operations at their Ignace Ontario sawmill on February 8th, 2021. The plant was closed two years ago due to poor market conditions. However, in anticipation of improved market conditions, Resolute has kept a handful of employees working at the facility keeping it maintained and ready to restart. When the sawmill starts up, about 25 employees will work at the plant, on one shift, plus those who work in harvesting operations and transportation. The eventual goal is to staff up to a second shift in several months, which would have 50 employees at the mill. Eventually another half-shift will be added, bringing total employment to 60. When running at full capacity, the Ignace mill can produce 90 million board feet of lumber per year. Drying and dressing of the Ignace sawmill’s production will be performed at Resolute’s nearby Atikokan facility.