Yesterday, Catalyst Paper announced the closure of the Crofton kraft pulp mill, a week after shutting the doors at its 350-employee mill in Campbell River and “restructuring” (laying off 127 workers) at its Powell River facility. That’s 850 job losses in basically one shot. It is not the first shot, either, and it definitely won’t [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Campbell River'
"The (not so) slow de-industrialization of the province"
February 26th, 2009 · Geoff Mann · Comments Off · BC Election 2009, Economy, Employment & labour, Environment, resources & sustainability
Tags: BC Federation of Labour·Campbell River·Catalyst Paper·forestry·unemployment
