WEST KELOWNA — Gorman Bros. Lumber knows how to weather an economic storm. For the better part of 50 years the sawmill has been fraught with tariffs or quota restrictions brought on by trade issues with the United States. “We don’t think it’s justified,” said Nick Arkle, CEO of operations. …Arkle fears that [Trump’s] approach to getting what he wants from Canada could seriously harm an already struggling industry. …In speaking with customers, the discussion is currently about how that tariff will be passed down to the end user. How long or how much the market can absorb, however, remains to be seen. …Gorman’s started diversifying everything from its customer base to the products they provide in the years that have passed — a strategy that more are discussing in recent days. Arkle estimated that 50 per cent of what it produces from its higher value products are US bound.