A former high-ranking Canfor employee has lost an appeal of a lower court ruling that dismissed claims for damages for negligent misrepresentation and wrongful dismissal.
In April 2007, Robert Lesage accepted a job at Canfor in Prince George as a regional controller where he would be responsible for the accounting functions at three mills in the panels division.
In taking on the job, Lesage left Ainsworth Lumber Ltd. in 100 Mile House where he head been earning $110,000 a year as a comptroller.
But roughly two months later, the position at Canfor was eliminated. Lesage accepted a lesser job as a divisional accountant within the company but then left in early August to work at Parkland Industries LP in Grande Prairie, Alberta.
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