100 Mile House Mayor & Council

The closure of a lumber mill in BC’s South Cariboo has local officials warning the impact will reach far beyond the more than 100 people directly losing their jobs. West Fraser Timber announced it would shut its mill in 100 Mile House by the end of the year, saying it couldn’t reliably access enough economically viable timber either locally or further afield. Its closure will put more than 165 people out of work as a result. …”The impact — emotionally, physically, spiritually — when these things happen is very devastating,” said 100 Mile House resident and longtime forestry worker Sven Birkner. …100 Mile House Mayor Maureen Pinkney says she is lobbying federal and provincial governments for cash, and is trying to attract new business to the community of around 2,000 people. She knows other communities are doing the same.