MP concerned for future of small B.C. mills
By: 250news
Prince George, B.C. – The Member of Parliament for Skeena Bulkley Valley is concerned that small mills do not have the financial capacity to weather the storm caused by countervailing duties placed on softwood lumber exported to the U.S. Even with the federal government’s assistance measure, MP Nathan Cullen told a local news site, 250news, “My worry is that, in particular, some of the smaller mills that operate in the North. They don’t have the cash reserves. They can’t sustain prolonged attacks against their product.”
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By: 250news
thirty five percent of the log is left in the bush
that could be value added beyond traditional lumber
biofuels,chemicals etc
also new markets outside the USA need to pushed forward
the same old same old does not cut it anymore…
the USA has once again gone into protectionist mode
this will not be the last time…
The US actions concerning Canadian Softwood Lumber will be vary challenging for small BC sawmilll operations The future of wood products produced in Canada lies NOT with the US but SE Asia and the Middle East The Federal Govt should work with BC and other Provinces to develope export strategies for our wood products to these countries Rather than export our dollars to an isolationist country struggling to integrate into a globalize world economy; invest these dollars into countries who wish to Make the World Great by working together