Resolute Closes Its Maniwaki, QC, Sawmill for Six Months
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Sawmill closure hits Maniwaki hard
Sawmill closure hits Maniwaki hard
On December 20, Resolute Forest Products began a temporary closure of its Maniwaki, Quebec sawmill, CBC News reported (12-21-24). The closure, which the union says is expected to last 6 months, is impacting approximately 280 workers.
Several forestry plants in the region have shut down over the past year. A Commonwealth Plywood plant in Rapide-des-Joachims also announced this week that 23 workers would lose their jobs. All told, nine plants have closed across Quebec since April.
The MRC de la Vallée-de-la-Gatineau has mobilized its forestry crisis unit, set up last October, to find solutions and assist affected employees.
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