When the Mill Went Quiet , How Crofton Is Reckoning With the End of Its Economic Anchor

When the Mill Went Quiet , How Crofton Is Reckoning With the End of Its Economic Anchor

It was more like a gradual unraveling that was eventually sealed with a press release than Crofton losing its pulp plant in a single blow. For 68 years, Domtar’s mill served as both a job and a setting for daily life along the eastern coast of Vancouver Island. Then it began closing permanently in early 2026. Families and workers had become accustomed to rumors of declining pulp prices and fiber shortages. However, those rumors turned into headl…