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The Highland Valley Copper mine site as seen from the air. SOURCE/Infomine.com

Highland Valley Copper mine announces layoffs

Nov 5, 2015 08:11:47

LOGAN LAKE – Highland Valley Copper mine announced a number of layoffs at its Logan Lake mine today, Nov. 5.

The company laid off nine non-union, or management personnel in an effort to trim six per cent of its workforce by the end of 2016.

“This is an ongoing response to market conditions,” Peter Martell superintendent of environment and community affairs at Highland Valley says adding this is part of a continuing effort to decrease costs.

Martell says the falling price of copper is to blame.

“We're hoping that the remaining work force reduction will take place through attrition,” Martell says.

He says there are no plans currently for further layoffs.

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Dana Reynolds

Dana Reynolds is originally from Saskatchewan, but previous to Kamloops lived in Toronto for five years. She is well educated, obtaining her Masters of Arts from York University and Certificate of Broadcast Journalism from Seneca College. Dana has a passion for travel, having worked and studied in three foreign countries. She is a political junkie, especially as pertains the Middle East as she wrote her thesis on Muslim immigration into Europe. Dana is very excited to be in Kamloops and embark on a career in journalism with Info News.