Lumber Industry

• Canada’s worst spring wildfire season could set housing construction further back

  The unexpected disruption to the lumber industry risks further slowing new home construction, adding to Canada's acute housing shortage.

  Canada

  Jun 12, 2023
  
• 2 lumber mills in B.C.’s Interior to resume operations

  The two Tolko lumber mills, located in Armstrong and near Williams Lake, B.C., underwent temporary curtailments earlier this year but will resume operations next week.

  Canada

  Mar 2, 2023
  
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• More layoffs may be coming for Tolko Industries: unconfirmed report

  The unconfirmed letter said the company will be eliminating “44 positions within Woodlands, Operations, and the Vernon office.”

  Nov 22, 2019
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• B.C. lumber crisis: MLA calling for ‘political innuendo to be put aside’

  Kelowna-West MLA Ben Stewart says the province needs to "find solutions that are going to help forestry families and workers.”

  Economy

  Nov 9, 2019
• “Being in limbo is very tough”: Tolko mill workers describe impact of indefinite shutdown

  The Kelowna mill is the latest facility to shut down indefinitely in the wake of a major downturn in the forestry industry.

  Economy

  Oct 15, 2019
• Tolko announces more cuts to lumber operations in B.C.

  The company's website stating it is cutting lumber production at its mills in Armstrong and Williams lake by 20 per cent.

  Economy

  Sep 19, 2019
• After a devastating series of mill closures, can B.C.’s forestry industry recover?

  Four mills have closed across B.C. so far in 2019, sparking rallies and meetings from Kelowna to Mackenzie.

  Sep 13, 2019
• ‘Very sad news’: Kelowna mill closure puts 127 employees out of work

  Tolko Industries announced on Thursday that its lumber mill in Kelowna will be shutting down indefinitely. The mill has been a fixture in the city for decades.

  Economy

  Sep 13, 2019
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• Twice laid off due to sawmill closings, B.C. worker ready for a new career

  Rachelle Dumoulin admits her second layoff in 12 years from a northern B.C. sawmill has soured her on the boom-and-bust industry.

  Sep 8, 2019
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• Big rally in Mackenzie, B.C., draws attention to continuing lumber crisis

  Three wood products operations in Mackenzie closed indefinitely or cut hours this summer, blaming high log costs and adverse market conditions.

  Economy

  Aug 23, 2019