Difficult Christmas ahead for Williams Lake Tolko mill workers

By Greg Fry
CFJC Today Kamloops
November 30, 2017
Category: Business & Politics
Region: Canada, Canada West

KAMLOOPS — Christmas won’t be very merry for more than 100 Williams Lake mill workers. A fire earlier this month has forced Tolko Industries to rebuild its Lakeview operation. “I’m thinking it’ll be 140-150 laid off for a period of time,” says Paul French, Local 1-2017 vice-president with the United Steelworkers, who adds Tolko has told them it will likely be six months before the rebuild is complete. …”So, it’s not as bad as we originally feared but it’s still a lot of work to do.”…”They’ve created an extra shift. So about 20-40 people will be going over there to work,” he says.”But basically it’s EI or look for a temporary job for everyone else in the short term.”

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