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By James Peters, CFJC Today

Mill closure

Canfor closes Vavenby sawmill, lays off 178 workers

Jun 4, 2019 | 8:11 AM

VAVENBY, B.C. — Canfor has announced the closure of its mill in Vavenby. Employees received the news Monday afternoon.

United Steelworkers Local 1-417 President Marty Gibbons confirms that 178 people will lose their jobs in the closure.

The Canfor mill has been the major employer in Vavenby, and a significant employer for nearby Clearwater as well.

This mill was already on curtailment, and will not re-open. Gibbons says the mill had been on curtailment for seven weeks already in 2019, and employees had a feeling something more significant was in the offing.

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Gibbons says the news is “absolutely devastating for the community” and says members are quite upset today.