One week after announcing the closure of the Vavenby sawmill, Canfor will be curtailing operations at all B.C. locations, except for its WynnWood sawmill.

The majority of mills will be curtailed for two weeks or the equivalent, with four week closures planned at mills in Houston and Plateau, and six weeks for the mill in Mackenzie.

“The curtailments are scheduled to run from June 17 through July 26, and it’s due to very poor lumber markets and the high cost of fibre, which are making the operating conditions in BC uneconomic,” said the company in a release.

The curtailments will reduce Canfor’s production output by approximately 200 million board feet.

The company also says after the Vavenby closure next month, they will have 12 sawmills in the province, with a total annual capacity of approximately 3.55 billion board feet.