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Canfor's closure of the pulp line at Prince George Pulp and Paper mill cast a pall of uncertainty on workers who still don't know who will lose their jobs

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has declared tomorrow, Tuesday, January 24th as work-free for civil servants in the state in order to obtain their

More than 100 workers at the Paper Excellence mill in Crofton will return to work as the company retools a machine to produce water-resistant paper.

Depending on who you ask, old-growth protection, fires and corporate greed all have a role to play in creating job losses in B.C.'s forest industry.

Operations at a Western Forest Products sawmill in Port Alberni, B.C., have been temporarily curtailed, a move thats expected to affect roughly 90 employees.

The Province has convened a new advisory council in support of forestry workers and communities. “As someone who has worked in forestry and lives in a forestry community, I know personally how vital the sector is for our province,” said Katrine Conroy, Minister of Forests. “It is a foundation of the B.C. economy, providing good, well-paying jobs for over 55,000 people. As the

Paper Excellence Announces Crofton Union Issued Strike Notice

Hundreds of unionized workers at a Vancouver Island pulp and paper mill are poised to walk off the job after voting overwhelmingly in favour of a strike. Earlier this month, Paper Excellence announced it would indefinitely cease all paper operations at the Crofton mill by early December.

Members vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike action

Members vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike action