B.C. forest industry unclear on government’s vision — and what it means for timber value and supply

“It’s been OK,” Power said.

“We have to find new ways of doing business, we’ll find that way by working together,” Eby said.

“Somehow getting past uncertainty in all the facets that we’re dealing with” is more important to the industry.

Industry consultant Russ Taylor said B.C.’s timber supply has already shrunk, particularly in the province’s Interior, due to the mountain pine beetle infestation of the 1990s and early 2000s, and estimated that no major forest company in B.C.

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