Province funds work experience for laid-off lumber workers in Cariboo, Thompson, Shuswap
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VICTORIA — The B.C. government says some workers in Williams Lake, Ashcroft and Salmon Arm affected by lumber industry layoffs will have the opportunity to gain skills through work in invasive species management and awareness.
The Invasive Species Council of B.C. is receiving more than half-a-million dollars in provincial funding to provide on-site work experience to at least nine people.
They’ll be trained in invasive species identification, management and monitoring, as well as site rehabilitation and restoration — with the work continuing until March of next year.
Thousands of forestry workers in all corners of B-C have lost hours or been laid off as mills have cut production hours or shut down due to a lack of wood or sagging lumber prices.
