There had been rumours the decommissioning of the sour gas facility was a closure but Unifor B.C. and Alberta director Andrea McBride said that‘s not the case.
“It’s not a closure,” BC and Alberta director for Unifor Local 449 Andrea McBride said. “It’s about taking chemicals out of the plant.”
She said the company went to B.C.’s Labour Relations Board (LRB) to get the plant deemed an essential service.
CNRL did not respond to Glacier Media queries.
The board said the plant has three states: active, safe idle and decommissioned.
It said in a Jan. 25 decision that the plant did not have to move to a decommissioned state due to the need to keep the environment and people safe from the hazards of removing chemicals down risky roads in winter.