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Quebec's battered forestry industry suffered another heavy blow Friday when Kruger Inc. announced plans to indefinitely idle four sawmills and one planer as it sheds 1,027 jobs in three regions of the province. The hardest-hit area is the North Shore, where 624 workers will lose their jobs with the closure June 29 of sawmills in Ragueneau and Forestville, along with a drying and planing plant in Longue-Rive.

Approximate Affected Workforce: over 1000
Source: Windsor Star - March 31, 2007