Rural communities already feeling the impact of curtailments and closures

PRINCE GEORGE — The dominoes continue to fall as more negative news falls upon the forestry sector in this province, as the United States has upped the ante when it comes to Buy American.

U.S. President Joe Biden, during the State of the Union address, says he wants all construction materials for projects, including copper, aluminum, and lumber to be made on American soil. Opposition forestry critic Mike Bernier says the next six months will be difficult.

“Unfortunately, I think we’re going to see even more of this play out over the next six months in other communities around the province, and this might just be the start of more negative announcements, unfortunately.” – Mike Bernier, Opposition Critic for Forestry