Mackenzie Waiting for Word From Canfor

By 250 News

By the end of the week, the community of Mackenzie is expecting to hear word on Canfor’s final decision on the future of its saw mill in that community.

Canfor will release its second quarter results on Friday. 

Mackenzie Mayor Stephanie Killam says  the community  is waiting for word but isn’t going to put all its eggs in one basket “We are  just busy going ahead  with our business on different things we are doing and we will deal  with what happens with them (Canfor) when it happens” .

Canfor had indicated it would close, indefinitely, its  sawmill in Mackenzie as soon as the current supply of logs was gone.  That could mean a shut down as early as the middle of August.

Last week, insiders advised Opinion250 the word is Canfor will agree to keep the mill open, but one shift will be eliminated.  That would mean the loss of 150 direct jobs.

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