City councillor urges billionaire Jim Pattison to personally deliver final cheques to laid-off mill workers

CBC News | Aug. 4, 2026, 9 a.m. | Original

Hundreds of jobs have been lost as Canfor and other major companies close mills across B.C. with the Vancouver-based multinational calling the decisions 'gut-wrenching.'

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