Skeena Sawmills is closing down for an unknown length of time as of Feb. 8, citing high operating costs, lack of a secure fibre supply and weak markets combining to make its operation uneconomical. The announcement follows a halt to log deliveries just over a month ago so that the mill could run down the inventory of what it had in its yard. The closure includes the next-door pellet plant subsidiary, Skeena Bioenergy, which uses residue from the mill. More than 150 people are affected, a number that grows when factoring in the mill’s logging ...