Logging rally held in Merritt, B.C. over lack of government permits
A number of Merritt, B.C., mill workers lined a street on Friday, with serious concerns regarding provincial government permits.
The issue is fibre supply at the local mill, as Aspen Planers said the mill had been idle since the beginning of December.It only reopened when a supply of logs from Northern Vancouver Island was sourced for processing, in early February.“They just don’t want to sign the permits. We’ve asked to talk to them and they won’t give us a reason why,” said Bryan Halford, Steelworkers Local 1-417’s union chair.“We know it could be due to Indigenous issues, but, all they have to do is come forward, talk to us and give us an answer.”
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