Tolko also announced that its Soda Creek and Armstrong lumber operations will take additional downtime for the month of January. The fire damaged the Armstrong mill.

Fire damage and repair options are still being evaluated at the Tolko High Prairie oriented strand board facility, and it is anticipated that it will take several weeks to determine the detailed repair plans and the timing for a restart.

The lumber mill will produce 320 million board feet of lumber annually and result in 517 direct and indirect jobs. Tolko Industries and Hunt Forest Products are also partners in LaSalle Lumber Co.