Interior mill workers to benefit from government support

PRINCE GEORGE – Some big news for mill workers and their families in the Interior as the provincial government has announced funding of $875,000.

The funding will be going to 11 communities who have been affected by permanent or indefinite mill closures or shift reductions.

“The challenges facing Interior forest communities are unprecedented, and that’s why we are getting these resources where they are most urgently needed,” said Doug Donaldson, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development. “Funds from these community support grants are going directly to the local governments, as they have first-hand knowledge of what supports are most needed in their communities.”

With the Community Support Grants Program (GSGP), Interior communities are permanent mill closures are eligible for $100,000; communities with indefinite mill closures are eligible for $75,000; communities with permanent shift reductions are eligible for $50,000.