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B.C. tug companies optimistic that better times are finally on the horizon

B.C.’s tugboat industry is hoping an incoming wave of economic activity this year will offset a lengthy slump that left many tugs tied up dockside.

Terry Engler, president of the International Longshore Workers Union, Local 400, said that while the forest industry downturn resulted in many layoffs, things are changing.

“The economic crash hit [...]

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