owners made the closure Permanent.

THE HORNE Shiaghe Min os the North Vancouver waterfront hus been closed since October of last year. This week, the mill’s

THE 40 » employees” thrown - out of work by: the - more” ‘than
closure of the Hore Shingle Mill in: North Vans
couver in October, 1983, were told this week the

MP Re “mill, Mocated on ‘the .

mill will be closed permanently.

By MARK HAMILTON

Peter King, president of
Bestwood Industries, con-
firmed Friday that he will
shutdown three shake mills
including Horne: —
permanently.

The employees,
represented by the IWA,
received notice carlier this
week that the mill will not re-
open.

‘‘At one time we had two

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shop steward’ Gordon Alex-

ander said. ‘“‘One shift hasn’t . |
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and we were down tq about
40 employees at the end.*”
Alexander. said the North
Vancouver shake mill
operated for only six months
in 1982 and for only two
months last year and that
unless the company is able to
sell the operation it is unlike-
ly the employees, some who

worked for the company for —

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waterfront, . is: leased. to

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Squamish Indian Band.
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fice, said the question of

what happens with the lease *

— and the land —- is up in the
air right now.

Says King: ‘‘We haven’t
been able to talk to the band
yet but the company isn’t
able to continue to carry the
lease any more than we are
able to continue with the

Operation of the mill."’

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