Tolko Brings One Mill Back On Line

Friday, April 17, 2009 03:57 AM

Williams Lake, B.C.- There is good news for Tolko’s Lakeview mill workers, that mill reopens Monday after being shut down since February 9^th.

The company says it will resume normal operations with 2 shifts in the sawmill, and what ever is needed in the planer mill.

It means just over 200 workers will be heading back to their jobs.

Tolko says the demand has finally outpaced supply enough to warrant bringing one mill back on stream. The Creekside and Soda Creek Mills remain idle.

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Posted on Friday, April 17, 2009 03:57 AM in News by 250 News

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Posted by: Mercenary on April 17 2009 5:57 AM

Lets hope this is a sign of recovery in the forest industry. (fingers crossed)

Posted by: Big-Wayne on April 17 2009 7:49 AM

After a 10 week shut down I hope it has a fighting chance of staying open
As for a "sign of recovedry" I believe that is still a year off but hope I am wrong

Posted by: Born in BC on April 17 2009 8:24 AM

I just hope that it is one year and not 10.

Posted by: DPJ on April 17 2009 8:40 AM

One mill reopening is one small step. Lets hope more open soon (especially the McKennzie mills).

Posted by: lmorge on April 17 2009 11:17 AM

This will be short term until the supply is greater than the demand again.

Posted by: askrik on April 18 2009 12:31 AM

Well hallelujah! Nice to hear some good news in the forest industry for a change. Just in time for Canfor to put the rumors to rest and announce the up and coming closure.
Oh oh and don't forget this also comes on the tails of the bankruptcy of Abitbi, how many jobs will eventually be lost in that mess?

Not that I'm a half empty kind of person......

Posted by: mythoughts on April 18 2009 1:18 PM

askrik...what's this rumor about Canfor announcing a closure? I've heard they may have more 1 & 2 week curtailments this year but they are not planning on closing anymore mills. They have contracts that they have to honour or so we are being told at work.