Canfor is closing its last sawmill in Mackenzie, BC. The facility will close down on Thursday, June 12, and the pla…
Canfor is closing its last sawmill in Mackenzie, BC. The facility will close down on Thursday, June 12, and the planer will shut two weeks later. A total of 200 mill employees will be put out of work as a result.
The Mackenzie sawmill is one of the last mills still in operation in the area, The Prince George Citizen confirmed. The last six months saw the closure of the Pope & Talbot pulp mill and paper mill, as well as two AbitibiBowater sawmills.
More that 1,200 forestry workers have lost their jobs in Mackenzie, a community of 4,700 people.
Canfor cited poor lumber markets and ongoing production curtailments as catalysts for the closure.
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