Union says B.C. mill closure leaves workers ‘reeling,’ as industry woes persist

The union representing most of the 300 employees who will lose their jobs with the closure of Canfor’s Northwood Pulp Mill in Prince George, B.C., says people are reeling from the latest blow to an already battered industry.

Unifor’s western regional director Gavin McGarrigle says the loss of so many jobs in a community the size of Prince George can have cascading social and economic impacts, such as more job losses at sawmills, forcing skilled trade workers to leave.