Fog Blog New Brunswick Log: Beldune Brunswick Smelter To Close Permanently:

DEVASTATING BLOW TO NORTHERN NEW BRUNSWICK AND HUNDREDS OF EMPLOYEES OF BELDUNE! THE BRUNSWICK SMELTER CLOSES PERMANENTLY IN DECEMBER THROWING THOSE HUNDREDS OF EMPLOYEES OUT OF WORK........People in Belledune continue to come to grips with news the Brunswick Smelter will permanently close by Dec. 31, but for the former mayor of Dalhousie, it feels like déjà vu.Clem Tremblay says Glencore Canada Corp.'s announcement Wednesday brought back bad memories of 2008, when the AbitibiBowater paper mill and Olin chemical plant in his northern New Brunswick town closed."There were some hard, hard nights," recalled Tremblay, who served on council for 30 years, until 2016."I pity Belledune."Tremblay expects it will take years for the village to recover from the loss of the lead smelter, which has been operating since 1966. It employed 420 people and provided spinoff benefits to the Port of Belledune, contractors, truck drivers and a variety of other businesses.