San Group’s Port Alberni mills running intermittently due to log shortage

By Carla Wilson
The Times Colonist
November 16, 2024
Category: Business & Politics
Region: Canada, Canada West

The San Group’s mills and remanufacturing plant in Port Alberni are running only intermittently after a curtailment began in October due to a log shortage. Kevin Somerville, VP of operations, said that San Group’s large-log mill is back up and running, but supplies are inconsistent. …San Group announced in mid-October that it was temporarily shutting down its large-log mill and remanufacturing plant in Port Alberni. At that time, it had some supply to run through its small-log mill. The move affected about 75 workers. Supply is off-and-on for the small-log mill and it, too, will be up and down, Somerville said. …The remanufacturing plant was initially out of operation for two weeks but has been running at “half throttle” since, Somerville said. …The province put liens on the San Group’s Port Alberni sawmill lands earlier this year, saying it was owed $22 million in stumpage fees.

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