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Clause 7 To whom it may concern: Information from the freedom of info act was delayed, repressed , whited out & doctored, Expropriators like Scott Folk( whom was temporarily made CEO) was assigned to carry out the duty (of shutting the mill down) ..through bribery. Our previous forest minister ....Dave Zirnhelt, I believe, came forth months later to admit he" mistakenly"( ya right) removed that one particular clause, yet refused to reinstate it. Our IWA president Dave Haggard claimed to have some bombshell to use against our government yet he hushed that up. Our own attorney general felt no inquiry's were necessary despite the thousands of protests and parades for many months afterwords. The so called .....attempt to sell the facility's in a secret fashion doesn't make sense as the particulars are still not known except by our union who would rather keep us in the dark as well. Anyways....being a victim of this scandal with no aid anywhere, I am now unemployed, unable to find another job, suffering with back problems incurred by many years of gruelling work & denied WCB. I am now forced to apply for welfare which I don't want and my home ( which I've put my heart & soul into for almost 30 years) is now in jeapardy. I know I'm not the only one in this predicament. This industry is what put these small communitys on the map and surrounding us is nothing but forests. I ask....what about our domestic needs?, as one truck load of raw logs after another disappear south of the border to keep their citizens working. If they try to tell you the mill was too old, and unviable.......don't buy it. Three quarters of that mill was refurbished in the early 80's and Timberwest did all it could to make it look that way (unviable). When we shut down, we were still making a profit. It was state of the art, except for one section of the mill. The 10 million needed to revamp that section is peanuts for a big outfit like that, yet Timberwest chose to invest in more "logging trucks". Since it bought out Fletcher Challenge, Timberwest did not upkeep the mill but let it erode. It was self sufficient in operating costs, but chose to dismantle the powerhouse and convert to BC hydro (high cost), it then tore down the dry kilns which they just finished putting a million into. They commended us for making profits and improving our safety record and quality control, yet still stabbed us all in the back anyway. We were told there wasn't enough fibre to keep our mill going!!!! Now look at how much they are exporting! None of this makes sense and if ever I've seen a situation of corporate greed, it's now. What kind of government is this, that taxes us all to death, does nothing to assist us, and only seems to sympathizes and looks after these greedy foreign shareholders whom couldn't give a damn about Canada. If you like a challenge, I suggest you look further into my allegations and I'm sure the Youbou Timberless Society at, yts@savebcjobs.com would be willing to assist you with more info. This blatant scandal deserves a more thorough investigation! Please help! Just look at the situation now. Half of BC is unemployed and all our trees our heading south.....go figure. The victims of this scandal want compensation and rightly deserve it. The "free trade" situation, and ridiculous tariffs on our lumber is just a smoke screen and the Americans way of taking our forests from us. Art Blazewicz |
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