Horgan unveils plan to revitalize B.C. forest industry

Mar 27, 2017 | 5:00 PM

KAMLOOPS — The B.C. NDP leader made a stop in Kamloops on Monday, revealing his plan to revive the B.C. forest industry, particularly in the Southern Interior. 

With Domtar as his backdrop, John Horgan told the crowd his plan to utilize more wood products during construction projects to create more demand in the industry. 

“When we’re building schools and hospitals and housing, we want to make sure we’re using wood products to the greatest extent possible,” said Horgan. “That means building into our Request for Proposals opportunities for people to invest in creating new value-added wood products, so we can build British Columbia again with B.C. products.”