Project to restart the shuttered Espanola pulp mill takes a step forward

The Ontario government said Thursday it will spend $5.1 million to help Bioveld North advance the engineering work needed to potentially restart the idled Espanola pulp mill.In a release, the government said a successful restart would create a new regional anchor facility in northeastern Ontario, with the potential to create 400 direct jobs and 2,000 indirect jobs in the area.“Our government is delivering on our forest sector roadmap priorities with targeted funding to restore a critical