Media Advisory - Forestry union leaders to appear before Parliamentary
committee studying mill closures

OTTAWA, Sept. 9 /CNW Telbec/ - The President and Secretary-Treasurer of Canada's largest forestry union will appear before the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 10, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm in room 253-D Centre Block, Parliament Hill on the closure of the AbitibiBowater mills in Gatineau and Dolbeau-Mistassini.

These are merely the latest casualties of a very long forestry crisis which has cost, so far, over 100,000 jobs in the sector over the past five years," says CEP President Dave Coles. "And if the Standing Committee does not heed our advice, there will be many more ravaged communities in the future."

For further information: Dave Coles, [phone]