Kamloops Lafarge plant to close, 26 layoffs expected
KAMLOOPS — Lafarge Canada has announced the company’s Kamloops plant is shutting down.
Lafarge says it will “mothball” the local cement plant, and blames the decision on market conditions in Western Canada, which are “not expected to improve significantly for the forseeable future.”
36 people have full time jobs at Lafarge Kamloops, and a company news release says about 10 of those employees will be retained, either in Kamloops or at other Canadian plants.
The company adds while the plant is being shuttered, the local terminal will remain open with cement being sourced from other Lafarge operations in the region.