Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen is joining a chorus of B.C. mayors calling on federal help for the struggling forest sector.
Curtailments and closures at a number of northern B.C. sawmills have left workers and their communities struggling.
The District of Fort St James recently declared a state of local financial crisis after the closure and recent sale of its largest sawmill.
Mayor Bev Playfair says many families are facing financial hardship as bills pile up. Playfair says support from the federal government will be critical to the community’s future.
Cullen says the federal Liberals need to provide swift action, but so far, appear to be asleep at the switch when it comes to aid or solving the softwood lumber dispute.
