“Our logs, our jobs”
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MACKENZIE – That was the chant as hundreds of Mackenzie residents took to the streets in a rally to express their concerns over the future of forestry in that community.
In June, Canfor announced a six-week curtailment of operations, citing high log costs and adverse market conditions. Before the six weeks was up, that became an indefinite closure. Conifex followed suited suit shortly thereafter with curtailments of their own. Hundreds of jobs have been impacted.
Forests Minister Doug Donaldson made a special trip to the community to meet with Mayor Joan Atkinson, local First Nations and unions today.
In the short term, Donaldson says BC Timber Sales is working closely with Conifex to ensure that mill has enough timber to get up and running again by September 2, as scheduled.
