by Working Forest | Sep 19, 2019 | Archives
CBC NEWS — A spokesperson for the union representing workers at the sawmill in Kenora, Ont., says he hopes employees who are part of an ongoing staggered layoff will not be off the job for too long. According to a report by CBC News, Unifor national...
by Working Forest | Sep 19, 2019 | Archives
Susan Yurkovich, the president and CEO of the BC Council of Forest Industries is pleased with the government’s $69-million investment to support forestry workers who have been impacted by curtailments and shutdowns. Yurkovich says the industry is in a significant...
by Working Forest | Sep 19, 2019 | Archives
The B.C. government has announced $69 million to fund a new series of measures aimed at supporting British Columbia forest workers impacted by mill closures and shift reductions in several B.C. Interior communities. The Interior forest industry has been reducing...
by Working Forest | Sep 18, 2019 | Archives
FORT FRANCES, Ont., TBNewswatch — Resolute Forest Products said it spent almost $35 million to maintain its Fort Frances mill in a “hot idle” state after it was shut down in 2014. Despite that, the new owner of the mill says the paper machine and other...
by Working Forest | Sep 18, 2019 | Archives
KENORA, Ont., TBNewswatch — Kenora Forest Products is blaming a weak lumber market and American lumber duties for the indefinite shutdown of its sawmill operations. According to a report b y TBNewswatrch, the shutdown will begin on Sept. 23, affecting about 115...
