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Tolko slashing production by 50% at Armstrong mill
Vernon-based Tolko Industries is cutting production at its lumber operation in Armstrong in half which…
Good and bad news for Tolko workers in Armstrong
The temporary shutdown of Tolko’s lumber mill in Armstrong has been extended until the end…
No telling when Tolko’s Armstrong mill will re-open
Mill workers at the Tolko Industries plant in Armstrong are getting an extended Christmas break…
West Kelowna lumber mill is adding 24 acres of vineyards to its Okanagan hillside
Drivers passing by Gorman Bros. Lumber Ltd. in West Kelowna might notice some new vineyards…
North Okanagan lumber mill processing orders again following huge blaze
It’s back to work at a North Okanagan lumber yard that was ravaged by fire…
Thousands of Interior forestry workers in legal strike position this week
KELOWNA – Lumber mills throughout the B.C. Interior are facing strike action after mediation efforts…
Shuswap heritage site suffers setback after thief makes off with specialty lumber
VERNON – A Shuswap thief appears to have a rather expensive, and particular, taste when…
Fire rips through North Okanagan lumber mill
NEAR SPALLUMCHEEN – A witness says a fire at a North Okanagan lumber yard this…
Early morning crash south of Kamloops claims life
KAMLOOPS – An early morning crash on Highway 5A has claimed the life of one…
Release your inner lumberjack with TRU’s latest event
KAMLOOPS – If you want to learn about trees, play dress up or engage your…
Semi trailer flips and loses load on Trans Canada in Shuswap
CHASE - All that’s left is a small amount of diesel on Highway 1 after a tractor trailer flipped near Chase yesterday evening. The semi flipped around 6:45 p.m., Aug. 19, near Little River Road, according to a RCMP media release. The Trans Canada was closed for several hours and re-opened around 11:30 p.m. Witnesses...
Workers return to burnt Coldstream lumber mill
VERNON - The employees of a Coldstream business are back at work after fire forced them from their posts August 12. Coldstream Lumber president Johnal Lee says all 40 workers were back in the building Wednesday morning. “We’re super happy,” Lee says. “We were under a lot of stress because of the impact, number one...