Sinclar Group to cut production at three B.C. sawmills

Sinclar Group Forest Products Ltd. will reduce production at its three North Central British Columbia sawmills—Apollo Forest Products (Fort St. James), Nechako Lumber Co. (Vanderhoof), and Lakeland Mills (Prince George)—by approximately 40 per cent, effective Monday, October 27. The curtailments affect around 350 workers and are equivalent to the closure of a full mill, according to the company. The decision comes amid a combination of economic pressures, uncertainty around fibre supply, and what the company described as an “unsustainable provincial policy landscape.” Additional duties and tariffs on Canadian lumber exported to the United States have further exacerbated ...