Suspension Of Operations At Arbec Mill In Amos Reignites Urgency For A Forest Industry Strategy

Suspension Of Operations At Arbec Mill In Amos Reignites Urgency For A Forest Industry Strategy

Unifor Quebec has responded with anger and concern in the wake of the announcement by Arbec Forest Products that it will suspend operations at its OSB mill in Amos, Que. for an indefinite period starting December 20. This decision will impact nearly 100 workers. “Behind every ‘market analysis’ and every ‘difficult decision,’ there are families losing their income, communities becoming poorer, and a region once again facing uncertainty about its …

Further timber blow as Yarram mill closes, more than 70 jobs to go

By AIDAN KNIGHT AND PHILIP HOPKINS   FEDERAL Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester, has blamed the state government’s axing of Victoria’s native forest industry as a key factor in the closure of the AKD softwood timber mill at Yarram, which will result in the loss of 73 jobs. Mr Chester said the sawmill closure was a result of a series of issues, including the Victorian Labor Party’s decision to abolish the native hardwood timber industry. “That …