Ward Stamer

A two‑week curtailment at Interfor’s Adams Lake sawmill, announced Friday, threatens the livelihoods of roughly 400 families in the region, according to Ward Stamer, BC Conservative Forest Critic and MLA for Kamloops‑North Thompson. In an interview with Radio NL, Stamer warned that this latest shutdown is symptomatic of deeper troubles in B.C.’s forestry sector, pointing to rising costs, U.S. tariffs, and regulatory delays as key drivers of the crisis. …“Grand Forks was the first domino to fall a couple of weeks ago, and now it’s Adams Lake. It’s devastating,” said Stamer. …Stamer emphasized that the forestry industry requires the same urgency and coordinated response as other major sectors… “This is just as serious as what’s happening in the auto industry, or energy, or mining,” he said. “If Ottawa won’t push back on tariffs, then we need other tools. Right now, we’re just pointing fingers while communities suffer.”

Additional coverage in CKPG, by James Peters: Forests critic warns Shuswap-area Interfor mill curtailment could lead to domino effect