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Canfor Announces Closure of Plateau and Fort St. John Sawmills in Northern BC

Newswire.ca - Wed Sep 4, 6:45PM CDT

VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 4, 2024 /CNW/ - Following a thorough review of operating conditions, including the persistent challenge accessing economic fibre, ongoing financial losses, weak lumber markets and increased US tariffs, Canfor Corporation (TSX: CFP) announced today the closure of its Plateau and Fort St. John operations located in northern British Columbia. These closures will impact approximately 500 employees and will remove 670 million board feet of annual production capacity from our BC operations.

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