A Packard Road container board manufacturing facility will close in October in a move that is expected to result in the loss of about 100 local jobs.
Montreal-based Cascades Inc., the parent company of the Norampac packaging plant located at 4001 Packard Road, informed employees about the decision to cease operations in a letter dated July 8.
The letter, which has since been made public on social media, indicates that plant employees can expect to be “separated” from their jobs at the plant on Oct. 6 “unless modified by another notice.”
“You are not required to actively report to work after Sept. 6, 2025. You must remain ready, willing and able to work until your separation date,” the company’s notice reads
The notice, sent by general manager Regis Arsenault, describes the layoffs as “permanent” and indicates that “bumping rights,” which might allow employees to move into other positions, will not apply. The notice also indicates that company officials intend to meet “in the coming days” with union representatives to discuss “terms and support” to be provided to employees to ensure “a transition as smooth as possible.”
“While we regret to inform you of the plant’s closure, we are confident that you will continue to work safely and devote your best efforts through your final date of employment continue serving our customers,” Arsenault’s letter reads. “We want to thank you for your dedicated service to Cascades.”
The layoff notice does not impact a second plant owned by Cascades in the Falls, the $430 million Greenpac Mill located at 4400 Royal Ave. which opened in 2011.