Western Forest Products plans to restart its Ladysmith sawmill

Western Forest Products will be restarting its Ladysmith sawmill on or around September 7, 2010.

The Ladysmith sawmill was closed indefinitely on April 26, 2008 due to poor market conditions. The operation will now employ approximately 29 workers operating on a one shift basis.

In conjunction with the Ladysmith startup, Western Forest Products is also announcing the ratification of a new labour agreement with Local 8 of the Pulp and Paper Workers of Canada Union (PPWC), which represents the hourly employees at the Ladysmith sawmill.

Key provisions of the agreement include:

• a four year term expiring on December 31, 2014


• annual wage increases of 0%, 0%, 2%, and 2% respectively

Western Forest Products' last agreement with the PPWC expired on June 15, 2009.

Source: Western Forest Products