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‘We are in a major crisis’: Indefinite work shutdown at B.C. mill latest blow to forestry industry

‘We are in a major crisis’: Indefinite work shutdown at B.C. mill latest blow to forestry industry

Jennifer Kramer2020-03-02T19:05:23+00:00

Employees at the Tolko lumber mill in Kelowna were supposed to be returning to work this Monday, following a six-week shutdown. Instead, the 127 workers found out Thursday operations would be on hold indefinitely.

‘We are in a major crisis’: Indefinite work shutdown at B.C. mill latest blow to forestry industryJennifer Kramer2020-03-02T19:05:23+00:00

Teal-Jones halts logging operations, deepening crisis in strike-hit forestry sector

Teal-Jones halts logging operations, deepening crisis in strike-hit forestry sector

Jennifer Kramer2020-03-06T19:13:25+00:00

Dave Elstone, executive director, said the latest news comes amid a lengthy strike at Western Forest Products and plans by Interfor Corp. to permanently close a sawmill in Maple Ridge.

Teal-Jones halts logging operations, deepening crisis in strike-hit forestry sectorJennifer Kramer2020-03-06T19:13:25+00:00

Teal Jones shutting down coastal logging operations

Teal Jones shutting down coastal logging operations

Jennifer Kramer2020-03-06T19:13:51+00:00

Forest sector is already in recession, saying Truck Loggers Association Nelson Bennett Business in Vancouver September 10, 2019 While economists take the world’s pulse for signs of [...]

Teal Jones shutting down coastal logging operationsJennifer Kramer2020-03-06T19:13:51+00:00

At least 130 losing jobs as Interfor announces closure of century-old Maple Ridge mill

At least 130 losing jobs as Interfor announces closure of century-old Maple Ridge mill

Jennifer Kramer2020-03-06T19:14:12+00:00

Closure is latest in growing list across BC With files from Estefania Duran, Dominika Lirette, Daybreak North, BC Today and the Canadian Press CBC News Updated Sep 04, 2019 [...]

At least 130 losing jobs as Interfor announces closure of century-old Maple Ridge millJennifer Kramer2020-03-06T19:14:12+00:00

Opinion: Lessons learned from Mackenzie Matters rally

Opinion: Lessons learned from Mackenzie Matters rally

Jennifer Kramer2020-03-06T19:14:32+00:00

It's not just the workers in the mills that are being hit hard by curtailments. Bob Zimmer, MP for Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MackenzieMatters Aug 28, 2019 [...]

Opinion: Lessons learned from Mackenzie Matters rallyJennifer Kramer2020-03-06T19:14:32+00:00

‘The whole industry is shrinking’: Forestry contractors losing work amid mill closures