Thursday Morning News – November 12

Weather:

• Today – Cloudy with 40% chance of flurries. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40. High zero. Wind chill -8 this morning. UV index 1 or low.
  Tonight – Cloudy with 40% chance of flurries. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low -3. Wind chill near -9.

News Tidbits:

• Very sad to see that five northern Ontario cities are in the province’s top 10 for opioid-related deaths in the first half of 2026:  Thunder Bay (1st), Greater Sudbury (3rd), Sault Ste. Marie (7th), North Bay (8th), and Timmins 10th).
• Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM in Témiscaming) says the 50% U.S. tariff on Canadian paperboard, which took effect on Aug. 22, resulted in US$2 million of related costs in Q3 and “rendered continued paperboard and high yield pulp production at Témiscaming uneconomic.” It announced the closure of the pulp and paper mill that month and executed it in early October, “with estimated site carrying costs of US$2 million to US$3 million per month. The company continues to evaluate all options for the site.” A local coalition of managers, unionized workers and First Nations is looking to purchase the facility, restart operations and protect jobs.