Fraser Papers' pensioners remain defiant at Brookfield Toronto offices;
Edmundston mill workers also confront CEO

TORONTO , Jan. 27 /CNW Telbec/ - Forest union leader Gaétan Ménard and four Fraser Papers' pensioners, who are occupying Brookfield Asset Management's head office in Toronto , have been told that CEO Bruce Flatt is "not concerned" that pensioners could lose 40% of their pensions as a result of the company's restructuring plan.

Mr. Ménard, Secretary-Treasurer of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada , calls this attitude "despicable," and plans to continue the sit-in.

Meanwhile, in Edmundston, N.B., about 100 angry Fraser Paper pensioners and workers confronted CEO Peter Gordon at the mill where he was meeting with CEP Atlantic Region Vice-President Ervan Cronk. Their message was the same: Respect our pensions!

For further information: Gaétan Ménard at [phone] or [phone]; Ervan Cronk, [phone] or [phone]