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Jun 1, 2009 | In Mill Closures & Layoffs | Send feedback »
Over the last year the Salvation Army Food Bank in Prince George, British Columbia has seen a 30% increase in demand for its services.
Unfortunately one of the requests was from a family who recently lost their main wage-earner to suicide when he couldn't cope with his recently layoff from a local sawmill.
“The situation is getting quite dire with the collapse of the wood industry up here,” said Salvation Army Captain Bruce Kirk.
And the economic crisis in Prince George and the northern B.C. appears to be deepening every month.
Last week Canfor announced closure of three sawmills in the B.C. Interior, including the Rustad Bros. sawmill in Prince George, which had employed 205 workers. Canfor had already shut down two mills in Mackenzie and one in Chetwynd.
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Food Bank sees spike in demand in hard-hit Prince George (The Vancouver Sun)
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