Jobs in B.C.’s forest sector seemed to hit bottom last year, but the numbers have been climbing, slowly.
2005 – 79,700
2006 – 81,617
2007 – 84,275
2008 – 64,917
2009 – 51,958
Year to date 2010 (Jan to May) – 55,200
Since November, 2009, the following mills have announced that they are reopening or adding shifts:
CompanyLocationJobs addedDate
Interfor - Adams lake - 100 -November, 2009
Silver Dew Hardwoods - Clearwater- 15 - December, 2009
Conifex- Fort St. James- 35 - January, 2010
Tolko -Kelowna - 187- January, 2010
Western - Somass -43 -February, 2010
Canfor-Mackenzie -85 - February, 2010
Decker Lake Forest Products -Burns Lake- 55 -65 - April, 2010
Catalyst - Crofton - 127 May, 2010
Springer Creek- Slocan - 75 - May, 2010
Canfor- Vavenby - 100 -150 -June, 2010
Canfor - Quesnel -155 - June, 2010
Interfor- Castlegar -80 - 85 - July, 2010
