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New business and jobs moving into old Tembec plant
City of Cranbrook Mayor Lee Pratt handed over keys to the former Tembec finger joint plant to C&C Wood Products’ chief executive officer Ted Dergousoff Oct. 4.
C&C Wood Products will be launching a wood trim and siding operation out of the large trackside plant located off Theater Road in about six months, leasing the property from the city which purchased the old Tembec industrial lands at the end of August.
Once operational, C&C will employ 17 to 20 workers per shift, with one shift to begin with, Dergousoff said.
Pratt said the act of handing over the keys to the plant was personally satisfying and hopefully the first of more businesses coming to utilize the prime industrial land.
“It’s great news for Cranbrook. For myself, it’s especially rewarding because I’ve been working on it for quite a while. We purchased this land and this was a big part of what we were going to do. These will be well paying jobs that Cranbrook is in dire need of,” he said.
Lead image: Mayor Pratt hands the keys to Ted Dergousoff, right. Ian Cobb-e-KNOW photos
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