Spectre of Skeena rises over troubled BC pulp industry

With a growing list of closed, or in the process of closing pulp mills across the province there is a rising tide of debate that the provincial government should become more pro-active in boosting if not ensuring the survivability of the once dominant forest industry in the province.
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The headlines there of late, seem eerily familiar for Rupertites as community after community, tries to come to terms with the shutdown of a major employer and the seemingly endless rumours of what may be on the horizon for it.

( from  the blog a town called podunk,  click on the link below to see the entire article atowncalledpodunk.blogspot.com/2 … 6698682625 )-