BURNABY, B.C. — The United Steelworkers union is calling Canfor Corp.
's decision to shutter two northern British Columbia sawmills a"kick in the gut" for workers who will lose their jobs, calling for the company to lose its forest tenure rights in the province.
The company blamed the closures on the challenge of accessing economically viable timber, as well as ongoing financial losses and weak lumber markets, but said the final blow was the big increase last month in U.S. tariffs that Canfor called"punitive." “There used to be accountability and a social contract for the forest industry to provide good-paying jobs to these communities in exchange for the right to harvest the timber. When is the government going to stand up for the public’s resource and the communities it supports?”
B.C. Forests Minister Bruce Ralston said in a statement the province would fight against"unfair duties and stand up for forestry workers" and agreed with Canfor that the U.S. Department of Commerce's decision to increase softwood lumber duties on top of low prices for lumber was hurting forestry communities.
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