Following another announcement from multinational forestry giant Canfor, that they would be shutting down three more sawmill operations in Northern B.C., John Brink of Brink Forestry Products is making a move to acquire mills in Houston, Bear Lake and Fort St. John, which could save hundreds of jobs.
John Brink has been in the forestry business for more than 60 years. His Brink Forest Products, based in Prince George, is one of the largest secondary lumber manufacturers in Canada and the largest producer of finger-jointed studs in North America.
CICK News reached out to Brink and presents this extensive conversation where they talked about the reasons for the proposed purchase.
While many in the forestry industry are lamenting the glory days of forestry in B.C., Brink has an optimistic outlook and says the time is right for huge opportunities in BC’s forestry industry to finally be realized.
