Merritt coping with news of Tolko mill closure

Reaction continues to news that Tolko is closing its Merritt operations

Image | Logging truck at Forestry Week in Merritt

Caption: Logging truck at Forestry Week in Merritt (Jenifer Norwell/CBC)

203 workers at the Tolko sawmill in Merrit got some bad news on September 22, 2016.
The company let them know - by mid December - the mill is shutting down.
Some people have worked there for decades.
A shortage of timber supply is the reason Tolko says it's closing its sawmill in Merritt.
We have done a number of stories including interviews with the union, local residents and B.C.'s forest minister. To hear the interviews, click the links on the left-hand side.