A union representative warns that an upcoming indefinite curtailment of paper mill operations at a Cowichan Valley facility will have a devastating impact on the entire region.
A union representative says that the upcoming indefinite curtailment of paper mill operations at a Cowichan Valley facility will have a devastating impact on the entire region.
Jon Hawkins, Unifor national representative, told CHEK News that Paper Excellence’s decision is going to have a profound impact not just on the affected employees but all of the Cowichan Valley. Hawkins said discussions between Unifor and Paper Excellence will be taking place in the coming days and weeks ahead about ways the impact can be minimized on the affected employees.
North Cowichan mayor Al Siebring said he is optimistic that the Crofton curtailment won’t become permanent like it was in Powell River. “Indefinite is the most horrible way … because you’re left living in limbo, wondering if you’re going to have a job at the end of it,” he said.Paper Excellence earlier this week announced that it will shutter paper mill operations indefinitely at the Catalyst Crofton facility near Duncan in early December. Pulp operations at the facility, however, will continue.
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