Last logs run through Pyramid Mountain Lumber

The last of the log inventory at Pyramid Mountain Lumber was run through the sawmill on July 3.

The mill, which announced its closure in March due to a workforce shortage largely attributed to the cost of living in the Seeley Lake area, stopped accepting new log inventory on March 31 and has so far laid off no more than 10 people, said Pyramid Mountain Lumber General Manager Todd Johnson.

As of July 3, the sawmill department of the mill has ceased operation. The boiler and kiln department will continue to operate through the first couple of weeks of August, during which the largest layoff of e...