Ravi Parmar

Diversifying and expanding B.C.’s forestry sector is top of mind as Ravi Parmar, Minister of Forests, leads industry representatives, First Nations, and other sector experts on a trade mission to Japan and South Korea. “B.C. is leading this mission at a time when our forestry sector is under attack by Trump’s unfair and unjustified tariffs. We’re opening new markets, forging powerful partnerships and showing the world that B.C. produces the highest quality, most sustainably managed wood products on the planet. My message is clear: We will not be defined by American protectionism,” Parmar said. Beginning Nov. 8, the seven-day trade mission, the largest B.C. forest-sector mission to Asia, builds on the momentum of the recently announced Forestry Innovation Investment (FII) office in London, England. …Parmar will be joined on the trade mission by Makenzie Leine, deputy minister, Ministry of Forests; Doman; and other representatives from FII, B.C.’s forestry sector and First Nations.