Ken Kalesnikoff

NELSON, BC — A local mill owner appeared before Nelson City Council meeting on behalf of a new society that hopes to increase the profile of the forest industry in B.C. Ken Kalesnikoff, the CEO of Kalesnikoff Lumber, which runs a sawmill and mass timber manufacturing plant in South Slocan, spoke on behalf of the group Forestry Works for BC. The organization is a “grass-roots campaign that represents about 10,000 workers and their families who are concerned about the future forest in British Columbia,” Kalesnikoff said, adding that forestry contributes billions of dollars to government revenue and services. …Members of the society include the Truck Loggers Association, Interior Lumber Manufacturing Association, Independent Wood Processors Association and Forest Nursery Association of B.C. …Kalesnikoff said there needs to be more public awareness of the economic benefits of the forest industry.