Grant Forest Products OSB mill in Timmins, Ontario is being demolished

Oct 03, 2011. /Lesprom Network/. The Grant Forest Products OSB mill in Timmins, Ontario, Canada, is currently being demolished, as ForestTalk reported. It’s been 5 years since the mill operated. On September 9, 2006, Grant Forest Products locked the plant’s gate, locking out 105 unionized workers shortly after 67% of them voted to reject their contract offer that contained concessions. Grant Forest Products sold some of their assets to Georgia-Pacific, but the Timmins OSB plant was not included in the transaction. In June 2009, Grant Forest Products applied for creditor protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act in order to have time to restructure. Eventually the company went into receivership. The company offered the mill for sale in March 2010. Now it appears the mill in Timmins is being dismantled and sold for salvage.