UNITED WAY – ‘As winter and the holiday season approaches, food, heating, clothing and mental health will be a growing concern for those facing unemployment (in the forest industry)’
How bad are things in the forest industry? Well earlier this morning I posted a commentary entitled , ‘ The time has come for the blaming to end, and a plan be put into motion. Let’s get the right people at the table, and together as a province turn this around ’, Trevor Bolin Now I find that even the United Way in BC, is calling on the government to assist communities being hit hard by mill shut-downs, closures, and shift reductions. On July 19 th , Executive Directors, CEO’s, and COO’s from over half a dozen United Way agencies ** , including the Board Chair for United Way in the Southern Interior, sent a letter to Premier John Horgan referencing the need for, “... s upportin g a social safety net for BC communities facing sawmill closures ... ”. In it, they stated: We are writing to strongly encourage the province of BC and the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development to provide additional social and ...