West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. states that it cuts the shift at 3 BC. Sawmills will lose 147 jobs as production declines due to a shortage of wood supplies.
Shift cuts cost 77 jobs at Fraser Lake Lumber Mill and 15 jobs atWilliams Lake Lumber, according to timber products companies. , Kennel plywood will lose 55 jobs.
Job cuts planned for the fourth quarter will result in the company reducing production at its Fraser Lake and Williams Lake sawmills to approximately 170 million board feet and approximately 85 million square feet of plywood. to permanently reduce In that his Quesnel operation.
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The Vancouver-based company said it hopes to mitigate the impact on affected employees by offering job opportunities at other West Fraser locations.
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Access is becoming more difficult In British Columbia, mountain pine beetles, wildfires and other problems have hit supply, but West Fraser said transportation constraints have hampered the ability to access the market. is also declining.
West Fraser continues to expand in the southern United States, including the purchase of factories in Texas and South Carolina.
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