2009-03-27
07:20:10
Boise Inc. officials in the United States are watching the situation with AbitibiBowater very closely.
Vice president of Minnesota operations Terry Ward says Boise's International Falls paper mill could get by if AbitibiBowater suddenly halted operations across the Rainy River in Fort Frances.
The mill currently receives about 250 tons of pulp daily from Fort Frances. Ward says if those shipments were to suddenly cease, they would look to having pulp shipped from a Boise-owned mill in Washington State.
But Ward worries what the impact a potential closure of the Fort Frances mill could have on the northern Minnesota city. He says many city businesses that benefit from their Canadian neighbours now would be hurt financially.
