Tolko Industries announced Sept. 29 it will permanently close its Merritt mill, effective Dec. 16, putting 203 people out of work.

香蕉视频直播淢aking the decision to close an operation is never easy,香蕉视频直播� Tolko president and CEO Brad Thorlakson said in a release.

Thorlakson said a reduction in the annual allowable cut as a result of the completion of the pine beetle harvest led to a review of wood supply for all of Tolko Southern Interior operations.

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The closure of the mill will result in the removal of 250-million board feet of capacity from the lumber market.

Mike Harkies, executive vice-president of Tolko香蕉视频直播檚 solid wood division, said employees have been informed of the decision.

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Tolko purchased the Nicola Valley operation in 1987.