B.C. Premier David Eby is calling on the federal government to protect forestry workers as new tariffs imposed by the U.S. president threaten to topple an already struggling industry.
On Tuesday, the U.S. slapped a 10 per cent tariff on Canadian lumber — on top of a 35 per cent tariff alread y in place.
The U.S. also put a 25 per cent tariff on some Canadian wood products, like furniture.
The news is devastating for communities like Grand Forks, B.C., where local mill operations are already precarious.
In early September , Interfor announced curtailments across all of its North American operations, including in Grand Forks. But last week, the community learned the mill would be shuttered indefinitely.
Truck driver D oug Gailey is one of hundreds impacted by the shut down.
“When [the closure] first started, we
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