‘It tugs on the heartstrings’: Chetwynd Mayor reacts to closure of Canfor mill
CHETWYND – For 41 years, the Mayor of Chetwynd called the Canfor Sawmill his place of work, for the facility to now be closing down he said is a devastating decision on many levels.
“Terrible. It’s horrible. We could use all the words that caused that kind of feeling, but it doesn’t give us back what we have had in the mill,” said Allen Courtoreille, Mayor of Chetwynd. “When a company comes in and permanently says we’re done, the effect is harsh on our community.”
The Chetwynd Sawmill and Pellet Plant will both close permanently this April as part of a series of changes by forestry giant Canfor as the company restructures operations in Northern BC.