Horgan unveils plan to revitalize B.C. forest 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.”

Horgan believes it would lead to fewer raw logs being exported out of country. There are 30,000 fewer people employed in the forest sector since 2001, and he wants to create a brighter future for the industry.

“How we do that is we ensure there are more jobs created from each log,” noted Horgan. “Since 2001, there’s been a 500% increase in the export of raw logs. Those are jobs leaving British Columbia, jobs that we desperately need here in rural B.C. and on the Coast.”

by Chad Klassen

Horgan unveils plan to revitalize B.C. forest industry

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