Catalyst Paper IDs Stalking Horse Bidder for Snowflake Mill

RICHMOND, BC—November 27, 2012—Catalyst Paper announced that it has accepted a qualified stalking horse bid from MLR Ventures, LLC (the Stalking Horse) as part of the sales process for disposition of the Snowflake facility and Apache Railway.

“We have received a $12.0 million Stalking Horse bid for the assets and land associated with the Snowflake facility and the equity of Apache Railway,” said President and CEO Kevin J. Clarke. “We look forward to beginning the next phase of the sale process and to identifying a qualified buyer in the near term.”