Ledcor Group is closing down its Chilliwack Cant Mill next month.

sa国际传媒淔ollowing extensive analysis of its forestry operating footprint and the long-term economic outlook of fibre supply, Ledcor has made the difficult decision to permanently close down our Forestry group which includes the Chilliwack Cant Mill facility, biomass and trucking operations,sa国际传媒� said Ledcor president Don Quan, in a statement.

The cant mill, which had its grand opening in 2013, transformed logs into chips, cants and biomass.

Ledcor officials say the decision to shutter the mill was sa国际传媒渘ot made lightly.sa国际传媒�

It could impact up to 100 workers in the Forestry group, according to reports.

sa国际传媒淲e understand the impact this announcement has on our employees, their families, and the local community. In recent years, several sawmills have permanently closed in British Columbia due to many factors including unfavourable economic conditions, changes in legislation, challenges in the log supply market and many other factors outside of our control.

sa国际传媒淎ll of this has had a material impact on our facilitysa国际传媒檚 ability to operate competitively and has resulted in it being financially unsustainable.

Ledcorsa国际传媒檚 Forestry group will be following a winddown process sa国际传媒渙ver the next few months.sa国际传媒�

The wood product sa国际传媒渃antssa国际传媒� are typically a 4 inch by 4 inch to 2 inch by 8 inch square wood product at eight to 13 feet in length. Ledcor had customers in Canada, the United States and China.

The Cant Mill is expected to close by the end of August 2023.

sa国际传媒淟edcor will continue to operate the Silverdale Reload facility in nearby Mission and our marine operations, enabling on-going marine transportation services to our existing clients.sa国际传媒�

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