Hundreds of people will soon be off the job in northern B.C. as Canfor shutters operations at mills in Prince George, Chetwynd and Houston.
The company announced the closures in January, and employees have been winding down operations and preparing for next steps ever since.
In Prince George, the pulp line of the Prince George Pulp and Paper Mill, in operation since the 1960s, ended production on April 3. The paper line will continue to operate, as will Canfor’s two other pulp mills and other facilities in the city.
In Houston, 300 kilometres west of Prince George, the sawmill stopped operating on March 31.
