Crofton mill closure shows B.C.’s forestry problems start with Victoria, not Trump

By Rob Shaw – BIV

The B.C. government’s attempts to blame U.S. President Donald Trump for everything wrong with the province’s forestry sector ran headlong into a reality check Tuesday with the closure of a long-running pulp mill on Vancouver Island.

Forest company Domtar announced it was permanently shuttering the Crofton pulp mill, throwing more than 300 people out of work just before Christmas.

“The Crofton mill has been challenged for some time now,” the company said in a release. “Unfortunately, continued poor pricing for pulp and lack of access to affordable fibre in B.C. necessitates the closure.”