Hodgson, who is in Langford, B.C., to meet with Canada’s provincial and territorial forest ministers, also released a report suggesting homegrown problems, such as unstable access to fibre and lack of domestic demand that are threatening the industry with an “existential crisis.”
Look, jobs are nice, but not needing to cut down trees is not the worst problem to have. Trees are good!
Unstable access is the biggest issue I’ve seen.
It has led to markers moving away from lumber. The main problem with that is what is used instead
Lumber is the only renewable resource weve got.
Trees harvested in the 60s are ready to be harvested again.
Can’t say that for mines.
It really is a resource that needs to be managed. Not left to the businesses.
Look, jobs are nice, but not needing to cut down trees is not the worst problem to have. Trees are good!
Unstable access is the biggest issue I’ve seen. It has led to markers moving away from lumber. The main problem with that is what is used instead Lumber is the only renewable resource weve got. Trees harvested in the 60s are ready to be harvested again. Can’t say that for mines. It really is a resource that needs to be managed. Not left to the businesses.