The company that runs a pulp mill on Vancouver Island says it is permanently ending operations at the facility, affecting around 350 employees.

In a statement, Domtar says pulp operations at the mill in Crofton, about 70 kilometres north of Victoria, have been struggling for a while.

"Over the last 18 months, Crofton employees worked hard to reduce operational costs and they made some extraordinary gains," said Domtar paper and packaging president Steve Henry.

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"Unfortunately, continued poor pricing for pulp and lack of access to affordable [fibre] in B.C. necessitates the closure.”

Last year, Domtar announced that it was indefinitely halting paper operations at the site, which affected around 75 employees at the time.

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