Transitioning to an expanded BC wood manufacturing sector will not be easy or quick! Communities are provided with a range of components for a diversified forest resource sector as outlined in https://www.bcforestconversation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/An-approach-to-community-diversification.pdf. However, activists and Governments are quick to say what is desired with little thought to overcoming the many difficult and time-consuming hurdles. It will require Government, industry, and communities to work together in resolving the various challenges they will confront on the way to a new sustainable wood manufacturing sector as outlined in https://www.bcforestconversation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Building-a-diversified-mfg-sector-challenges_1.pdf.