Corner Brook City Council has axed a proposal by the paper company to harvest wood in the city's watershed

The paper mill in Corner Brook will not be allowed to cut pulpwood near the city's water supply. City council voted on Monday night 4 to 2 against a proposal from Corner Brook Pulp and Paper. The paper company wanted to harvest 330 hectares of forest and to build about 2.75 kilometers of access road in the protected water supply area. Jim Parsons is mayor of Corner Brook.