Jagrup Brar

PRINCE GEORGE – B.C.’s Minister of State for Trade Jagrup Brar visited Prince George today, and during his stay he toured the UNBC Wood Innovation and Design Centre, among other things. During Brar’s tour he got a closeup look at the Design Centre, which is one of the country’s first mass timber buildings to be constructed, and spoke on how Prince George can be a huge player in a rapidly growing global market. …“We have created good demand locally and of course there’s a demand internationally and in North America. But now we have to create capacity. so we are investing to make sure that we have enough facilities to actually build mass timber,” said Brar. …Locally, mass timber is expected to be a $400 million industry, of which Prince George will be a key contributor and beneficiary. …