Hampton Affiliates said it will rebuild the Babine Forest Products sawmill in Burns Lake, BC, destroyed in a deadly explosion and fire, contingent on government guarantees for sufficient timber supply and negotiating "an acceptable agreement" with the United Steel Workers union.
Hampton Affiliates and the Burns Lake Native Development Corporation (BLNDC) announced today that they intend to rebuild the Babine sawmill that was destroyed by fire on January 20th, 2012.
Waldun Forest Products, reportedly one of the world's largest manufacturers of cedar roofing shakes and shingles, was destroyed in a fire Saturday night.
Scholar Craft Products Inc., doing business as Melsur Corp., has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 25 safety and health violations following an inspection at its Birmingham furniture manufacturing plant.
U.S. House Republicans pushed through a bill last Thursday that would stall federal regulations on businesses until the nation's unemployment rate declines to 6% or lower.
Rebuilding of the Babine Forest Products sawmill, destroyed in a deadly explosion and fire, rests on the findings of a report on fiber supply availability due out next month.
Combustible dust from wood manufacturing plants faces more regulation as WorkSafeBC, a Canadian authority similar to OSHA, expands its dust controls to include wood and paper operations.