Dan Wiebe

NAKUSP, BC — The owner of Box Lake Lumber says after months of uncertainty, he can see a way forward for his embattled Nakusp-based lumber mill. …The 40-year-old mill’s problems began when the Province announced it would defer the logging of old-growth forests. …The government immediately ceased advertising and selling BC Timber Sales in the affected areas, drying up Box Lake’s supply of old-growth wood. Weibe sounded the alarm… and some of it is beginning to bear fruit. Weibe said other companies working in the area – including Interfor and Celgar – have been exploring the possibility of supplying Box Lake with at least some of the wood they need to operate. …Box Lake Lumber will be a much-reduced company. …He says they’ve also pretty much eliminated their production of shakes, since old-growth timber was used for that product.