Pulp and paper corporation Canfor says it will temporarily halt operations at its B.C. mills, citing low lumber prices and the high cost of fibre. In an email, the company's director of corporate communications, Michelle Ward, said the company regrets the impact the temporarily closures will have on employees, their families and the affected communities. He predicts the mills will be closed anywhere from a few weeks to a few months, but acknowledges concerns about mills permanently shutting down. "We've got more capacity out there than there's timber to support it currently and so, might some of the market curtailment turn into eventual basically sawmill closures?"

Source: CBC News April 25, 2019 02:37 UTC