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Tolko Industries
Will Kelowna’s lakefront Tolko mill site be a city amenity?
Certain pieces of a massive puzzle have to fit together just right if a major…
Slowly but surely Tolko’s Kelowna mill is coming down
Tolko Industries isn’t saying what the plans are for the Kelowna lumber mill that was…
Expect to see Tolko’s Kelowna mill looking pretty much the same for months to come
The decommissioning and redevelopment of the Tolko lumber mill site on the waterfront in Kelowna…
Wildfire near Tolko mill in Heffley Creek under control
A small wildfire in the area of the Tolko Industries Heffley Creek mill near Kamloops is…
Kelowna’s downtown Tolko mill site is likely worth close to $50 million
A Kelowna realtor has pegged the true value of the Tolko mill site in Kelowna…
Lights permanently out at Kelowna’s Tolko mill
Lights have gone out at Tolko’s Kelowna mill for the last time. Operations shut down…
Kelowna to get $100,000 from province to help Tolko workers
Kelowna is getting $100,000 from the province to help deliver supports to Tolko workers and…
High cost of logs hurting lumber mill workers throughout the Okanagan
Mills throughout Tolko's B.C. operations will be shut down for two weeks over Christmas the…
Kelowna’s Tolko mill site not changing shape just yet
Tolko’s departure from Kelowna is far from over, despite its closure. “Tolko owns the land,…
Tolko reducing capacity at its Armstrong, Williams Lake lumber mills
VERNON – Vernon-based forestry company Tolko Industries has announced it is implementing a "flexible operating…
Mill closure has nothing to do with land value in downtown Kelowna, Tolko says
KELOWNA – When S.M. Simpson bought land near Manhattan Point and moved his sawmill and…
Kelowna’s Tolko lumber mill has shut down
KELOWNA – Instead of returning to work after a six-week shutdown next week, 127 Tolko…
700 workers affected as Tolko announces more temporary closures in North Okanagan, Kamloops
Tolko Industries has announced more downtime for its Kamloops, Armstrong and Lumby operations affecting more…
Tolko extending temporary closure of Armstrong and Williams Lake sawmills
VERNON – Tolko Industries is extending the downtime at its lumber mills in Armstrong and…
Market weakness blamed for week-long shutdown at Tolko’s Armstrong mill
ARMSTRONG – Tolko's Armstrong and Soda Creek lumber mills are set to close for a…
Shift reduction will cost jobs at Tolko’s Kelowna sawmill; Quesnel’s mill will be closed
VERNON – Around 90 workers at the Tolko sawmill in Kelowna will be losing their…
Tolko Mill, working to stay dry from flood waters, lends a helping hand
KELOWNA – Staff and management at Tolko Industries have been keeping a close eye on…
‘It’s a difficult day:’ Tolko’s Merritt mill shuts its doors
MERRITT – The Tolko mill in Merritt has officially shut its doors, just nine days…
Tolko Industries should have done more to help laid off workers in Merritt: Union
KAMLOOPS – It's been more than two months since Tolko Industries announced they'd be shutting…
Tolko to shut down Merritt lumber mill
MERRITT – Tolko Industries is shutting down its Merritt lumber mill just nine days before…
Small fire at Armstrong Tolko mill
ARMSTRONG – The sprinkler system and an employee with a fire extinguisher quickly dealt with an electrical fire at the Tolko Industries mill in Armstrong this afternoon. Fire crews responded to what they thought was a structure fire at about 1:25 p.m., Monday, March 30, but it turned out to be an electrical motor fire....