John Brink

John Brink, owner of Brink Group of Companies in Prince George, has already been feeling the effects of this ongoing trade war, as his locations in the North have had to downsize to a third of their employees. …Brink told The Citizen that a concerning number of the larger forestry companies’ locations have already been shutting down across the North, leaving medium- to small-sized ones to fend for themselves in a hostile market. …He added that unless the costs of these products rise to meet the new duties imposed by the States, these smaller companies will be in more hot water than they already are. …Brink also believes the uncertainty caused by these ongoing increases in duties and on-again, off-again tariffs is by design, to keep Canadian companies unbalanced and uncertain. …Despite his long and successful career in the Prince George area, he said times have never been harder than they are right now.