Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - The tiskʷat Mill has been a cornerstone of Powell River’s prosperity for more than a century. While it no longer has a future producing newsprint, up until two weeks ago it seemed like the site was on the verge of being reborn as a hydrogen company. Then Paper Excellence refused Renewable Hydrogen Canada’s offer and listed their property with an International Real Estate firm. Powell River mayor Dave Formosa said, “I was all over the news talking about Renewable Hydrogen Canada. So when Juergen Puetter (Chair/CEO of Renewable Hydrogen Canada) told me that he refreshed his offer, he went to refresh it, that his contact at Paper Excellence said, ‘we can't accept that, you got to give it to Colliers - I said, ‘I'm shocked.’ And he goes, ‘you're shocked.’ That was two weeks ago, but hey, it's still may happen.”Mayor Dave Formosa - Photo courtesy city of Powell River