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North Island 'one mill closure away' from collapse: Campbell River Mayor (North Island Gazette)


Elected officials on Vancouver Island at the local, provincial and federal levels are calling for urgent action to support British Columbia's struggling coastal forestry sector. 

At a news conference Monday, Conservative MLA for North Island Anna Kindy, North Island-Powell River MP Aaron Gunn, along with eight Island mayors, urged BC Premier David Eby and Prime Minister Mark Carney to address the matter, highlighting mill closures, job losses, and the decline of rural communities as key concerns ...

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