Unionized sawmill workers are being given an opportunity to reach out to their colleagues in Burns Lake following the explosion and fire that destroyed much of the Babine Forest Products sawmill on Friday evening.
"We'll be canvassing our membership to do payroll deductions to help out," United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1-424 president Frank Everitt said Monday.
Employers at Canfor and Conifex have agreed to match the donations, "and I imagine others will step up as well," Everitt said.
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