Tolko Industries will be temporarily laying off 60 workers at its Lakeview mill in Williams Lake beginning Feb. 19, in a third significant setback for the B.C. forest industry in recent weeks.
Media spokesperson Chris Downey said the mill will be reducing its shifts from two down to one 50-hour shift per week, citing high costs of operations in B.C. and challenging economic conditions.
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