Prince George pulp mill closure an opportunity to reimagine forestry

By Neil Godbout
Prince George Citizen
January 20, 2023
Category: Business & Politics
Region: Canada, Canada West

When huge problems have presented themselves in Prince George history, residents have a history of stepping up with innovative, ambitious “made in PG” solutions. …Forest sector layoff and mill closures in Prince George?…The response needs to be bigger and far more creative than Premier David Eby sending a crisis response team to Prince George and throwing out $90 million over the next three years with no plan on how to spend it and no details of who will get it or how. The response also needs to shake off the prevailing attitude that “the glory days are now in the rearview mirror for the forest industry” …Forestry will only die if we let it die, and what a tragedy that would be. Properly managed, forestry is a sustainable, renewable resource, a goose that can lay golden eggs forever, a generous gift for our children and our grandchildren. That means looking 50 years ahead, not 50 days and 50 months.

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