News Items tag as: Tolko Industries

Tolko reducing capacity at its Armstrong, Williams Lake lumber mills
September 18, 2019 - 10:38 AM

VERNON - Vernon-based forestry company Tolko Industries has announced it is implementing a "flexible operating footprint" at it's Armstrong mill.
Mill closure has nothing to do with land value in downtown Kelowna, Tolko says
September 13, 2019 - 6:00 PM

KELOWNA - When S.M. Simpson bought land near Manhattan Point and moved his sawmill and fruit box making plant to the site in 1932 it was on swampy land that often flooded.
Kelowna’s Tolko lumber mill has shut down
September 12, 2019 - 1:56 PM

KELOWNA - Instead of returning to work after a six-week shutdown next week, 127 Tolko lumber mill workers in Kelowna will be off the job indefinitely.
Tolko extending temporary closure of Armstrong and Williams Lake sawmills
June 05, 2019 - 11:39 AM

VERNON - Tolko Industries is extending the downtime at its lumber mills in Armstrong and Williams Lake for another two weeks.
Market weakness blamed for week-long shutdown at Tolko's Armstrong mill
May 23, 2019 - 3:09 PM

ARMSTRONG - Tolko's Armstrong and Soda Creek lumber mills are set to close for a week due to poor market conditions.
Shift reduction will cost jobs at Tolko's Kelowna sawmill; Quesnel's mill will be closed
May 10, 2019 - 4:58 PM

VERNON - Around 90 workers at the Tolko sawmill in Kelowna will be losing their jobs due to a shift reduction, while around 150 employees will be out of work when the Vernon-based company's Quesnel operation closes.
Tolko Mill, working to stay dry from flood waters, lends a helping hand
June 09, 2017 - 4:30 PM

KELOWNA – Staff and management at Tolko Industries have been keeping a close eye on the lake the last few weeks.
'It's a difficult day:' Tolko's Merritt mill shuts its doors
December 16, 2016 - 4:44 PM

MERRITT - The Tolko mill in Merritt has officially shut its doors, just nine days before Christmas, and a company official says it hasn't been easy on anyone.
Tolko Industries should have done more to help laid off workers in Merritt: Union
December 15, 2016 - 4:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - It's been more than two months since Tolko Industries announced they'd be shutting down production at the Merritt mill and tomorrow is the day workers will be sent packing.
Tolko to shut down Merritt lumber mill
September 23, 2016 - 11:37 AM

MERRITT - Tolko Industries is shutting down its Merritt lumber mill just nine days before Christmas.
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