Local business owner says forestry sector in crisis

PRINCE GEORGE — Local businessman John Brink is not happy with the B.C. government’s decision to allocate 10 percent of BC’s annual allowable cut to the value-added forest sector.

As we have seen in the last two weeks, the forestry industry is in a downturn right now, and owner of Brink Forest Products, John Brink says that industry is facing a crisis right now. Brink says that despite government intent, there should be more value-added manufacturing. He says more supply of fibre is needed to attract investment.

Brink says that that the allocation should be far more than the 600 thousand cubic metres the province allows.