By CKPG Today

Forestry

Rustad reacts to Polar Sawmill curtailment

Nov 16, 2023 | 2:53 PM

PRINCE GEORGE — Conservative Party of BC leader John Rustad has weighed in on Canfor’s decision to curtail production at its Polar Sawmill in Bear Lake for six months.

He says there is a common sense fix to the situation, and that’s to issue the necessary harvesting permits.

This after Canfor told CKPG News earlier this week that that was one of the main reasons for the curtailment due to start in January, affecting 190 workers.

Rustad is blasting the NDP government for refusing to fix the situation and says the NDP may as well be firing these workers himself.

“These are some of the only jobs left that pay a blue collar worker enough to feed a family. We need more high paying jobs, not fewer,” Rustad continues.

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“Again, I look at Premier Eby’s NDP and I think — this is a party that has forgotten the meaning of the term ‘workers movement.’ No one is hurting blue collar workers more than Premier Eby and his NDP government,” concludes Rustad.

Pattison Media is owned by Jim Pattison Industries, a majority shareholder in Canfor.