By Thomas Doucet

Mill Production

Sinclar owned mills to scale back production

Apr 14, 2022 | 3:19 PM

PRINCE GEORGE—In a press release today Sinclar Group Forest Products announced the temporary scaling back of manufacturing at its sawmill operations in Vanderhoof, Fort St. James and Prince George.

All three mills will move from a five-day workweek to a four-day workweek effective April 25, 2022.

“We’ve held off making this decision as long as possible,” said Sinclar President Greg Stewart. “But like most companies in B.C., we’re facing increasing uncertainty of fibre supply, while at the same time experiencing challenges moving lumber due to supply chain bottlenecks.”

The capacity reductions will impact Sinclar’s sawmill operations at Lakeland Mills in Prince George, Nechako Lumber in Vanderhoof, and Apollo Forest Products in Fort St. James.

“As a third-generation, family-run company, operating in the Central Interior, the decision we’ve had to make today was incredibly hard,” said Sinclar President Greg Stewart. “Everyone who works for our company lives and works in these communities, and we are determined to get through this difficult period, and emerge stronger and more resilient.”

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