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B.C. forest industry grasps for hope amid seven-month strike, shutdowns, changes
January 19, 2020 - 1:00 AM

VICTORIA - The crisis facing British Columbia's forest industry is intensifying as markets decline, mills shut and a strike involving 3,000 forestry workers enters its seventh month.
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B.C. forest industry grasps for hope amid seven-month strike, shutdowns, changes