Red Rock, Ontario
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Red Rock is a township on the north shore of Lake Superior in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, located in the Thunder Bay District.
Red Rocks main source of employment is a Kraft paper mill owned by Norampac. The mill originally consisted of two Kraft paper machines but in late 2005 was reduced to running one machine.
The Red Rock Folk Festival, held by the Live From the Rock Folk & Blues Society, is held each year.
On August 31st, 2006, Norampac announced the indefinite closure of the container board plant. This was due to unfavourable economic conditions such as the rising price of fibre, energy costs and the strengthening Canadian dollar. Approximately 300 to 350 people will lose their jobs in this remote town. Lack of vision by the provincial government and a long term reliance on the mill with no diversification in the economy should see Red Rock as Canada's newest ghost town.
[edit] External links
- Ontario Plaques - Red Rock
- Norampac
- Howard Hampton's article on the mistakes of the provincial government on the forestry industry
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