Prince Rupert claims pulp mill for non-payment of taxes

摘要

The City of Prince Rupert in British Columbia is the new owner of a pulp mill on Watson Island and the majority of land on the island. The town claimed the mill after Sun Wave Forest Products failed to pay the more than $6.4 million owed in back taxes by the tax sale deadline, according to a report on Northernview.com on Sept. 29.rnThe pulp mill was most recently operated by Skeena Cellulose, but had been shut down by the time is was sold to Sun Wave in 2006.