Monday, November 12, 2018

Cannabis Company Hopes to Replace Jobs Lost in Mill Closure in Small B.C. Town

Arnold Meyer spent 40 years working at the Tolko Industries Ltd. mill in Merritt, B.C., but then he faced the reality of being laid off. The 62-year-old was one of about 200 employees who lost their jobs in 2016, crippling the economy of the small town in British Columbia's southern Interior and prompting politicians to promise to restore the ailing forestry sector. Two years later, the province's lumber industry is still facing challenges, but a…

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