Moving to a new BC wood manufacturing sector will not be quick or easy!  As outlined in Building a diversified mfg sector-challenges_1, there are challenges to overcome in this transition.  It will be a journey, not an event requiring:

• Politicians thinking strategically beyond a one-term election period or political ideology,
• Politicians adopting a business environment that addresses the needs of investors, profitability of companies and acknowledging current and future markets,
• Companies committing support for a secondary wood manufacturing sector, and
• Communities being realistic and supporting local investments in secondary wood manufacturing.