Fallout of Merritt mill closure is 'devastating,' says company VP
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
- In June, AP Group announced the closure of its Aspen Planers mill in the small town.
The closure joins Canfor’s closure of a sawmill in Bear Lake, a production line in Prince George and the suspension of an investment in Houston announced in May.
Bruce Rose, with AP Group, sat down with NowMedia to discuss the impacts of the closure and what he thinks needs to be done to fix the problems facing BC’s forestry sector.\
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Just looking at the riding maps. The cities are ignorant of what is going on outside of their concrete and pavement. And that is where the NDP are based. The NDP are actively giving away what is not in their political jurisdiction.
You can thank the NDP for all this, once again they destroy BC opportunity and success
Driving through central Alberta Hinton, Edson, Drayton, etc. all have pulp or sawmills forestry is a big employer out there. Alberta's premier spoke recently about having the most competitive tax structure in Canada. She was critical about Ottawa's taxes, both on companies, and on carbon tax. There's homes for 1/2 price. Healthcare jobs, oil & gas, all kinds of construction jobs. I don't know why BC has chosen the path it has.
NDP is no longer a representative of us earthlings building the world, it's stronghold is all urban. Jagmeet, the Rolex and champagne socialist is their representative.
As an Albertan who voted for Danielle Smith, I would now say I don't trust her at all. She was only EVER the lesser of all evils I'm afraid. Bad things are brewing in Alberta, much as they are all across the country. You mentioned good areas though.
Thank you. Thank you for your transparency. I appreciate you speaking in the real time and what's really happening. I pray God saves those greedy souls and may decency find it's way in their heart. Love the neighbors. Thanks again guys.
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Spineless Dave will make sure we all have tourism jobs. You know, cleaning toilets, washing dishes and making beds.
So Canada needs to build millions of houses in the next few years and mills are closing. Sounds like we got a handle on the housing issue
All can live in 15 minute ghettos! think judge Dredd style mega buildings.
Politicians know all this but they priotise on cities.
Satisfaction of producing beautiful things with your hands. Keeps us life size
Why are trees logged in BC to make exported wood pellets when BC companies cannot get enough trees to produce wood products in BC mills with BC workers ?
Why is high grade Sitka Spruce expirted to Japan and not available locally for building airplanes? Its corruption.
@@4freess You obviously are not worthy enough.
It is because the NDP minister now works for the UK power companies that burn those pellets, it used to be. They only took the tops then they were allowed the beetle kill Then eventually they were given blocks and block’s slated for bio mass. Canada has sold out Canadians and this is only one instance…… UK don’t burn dirty coal anymore, they are burning less dense less efficient pellets, bigger carbon footprint…..that’s good right, no carbon tax. Either
Look at cabinets and they all put members in positions where they hardly know how to handle the position.
And by the time they do, they are our on their ass or had a rebrain to conform.
Conservative gov would correct this mess..
B.S. all of the Cons started this mess. By getting rid of appurtency, monetizing quota, and sustained yield going away.
Former BC Liberals(now CONS) are the clowns who gave resource management to private industry...... who then squander/over harvested.... now it's time to blame a later Gov't because the cheapest harvestable resource is depleted ??????????????
WAKE TF up !
Thank you for making us aware of the corruption ! God bess you gentlemen.
AND WHAT IS the premier David Ebie doing about mill closures....NOTHING!!!
It's all political. A myriad of political motivations, but it is political. I'm glad you brought up the fire breaks . It is the biggest point 👉 out of the lie and evasion of what the government is doing.
Greetings, I just stumbled across your channel inadvertently. I’m from Florida and I know very little about this situation in your country. But in listening to both sides of your conversation, I’ve concluded that your government is the problem, not the company nor its employees! Easier said than done but I hope that you’re able to correct your governments stance.
Bye the way, it’s not about carbon emissions for the government, it’s about control. Good luck guys!
Your right Phil. Not a lot of common sense in government.
Both our provincial and federal governments have created such a bureaucracy that running business or building anything is nearly impossible. A good comparison would be California.
NAFTA SCREEEEWED THE FOREST AND LUMBER INDUSTRY IN BC
In 1987 GM moved out of Flint and reduced the municipal gross revenue $3 billion annually. Population lost
It's because a guy named suhrinder so surrender lol who sounds really Canadian runs and owns the mill decides to shut the mill down not helping the community soon as the numbers get down they pull out they're not interested in staying open during the tough times to just keep the guys working
I think you should get some more facts about why saw mills shut down.If they cannot get timber because of environmentalists,native concerns and government delays the mills cannot make money they have to shut down.Ask Canfor and West fraser why are they shutting down.
I worked in this industry for 50 years I follow what is and has happened.My home Vancouver Island has a whole log export problem.15 big mills shut down.Share holders are the only people that win now.Communities have died Gold River ,Thasis, Youbou and many others.
The BC forest service cannot do anything without the natives okaying the plan.Why do we have a forestry division or B.C. government the natives call all the shots now.
For any of you that didn't know about the pine beetle,this came from an experimental study from university of Alberta,they released them into the forest to study them,and it got away from them .
Proof?
thanks......for the local news .....where do we get the info we need....keep up the hard work...i appreciate your effort in the vast desert of info
my question is.. where did they sell the wood 2?????? when they were running
I worked at the mill for 8 years, to answer your question mostly all the wood was sold to China
The failure of BC's forest policy, close the mill, lose the timber!
Good podcast.
As a complete stranger to this what happened here . Why don’t they have access to logs . Who issues the permits and why is it hard to get them . What were they making and who’s their customer base . Seems like 100 jobs isn’t a big loss but what other opportunities do these folks have? Thanks.
Use your head people....
WHY is Resource 'management' given to.... and then left up to Industry who were bemoaning stumpage, stumpage, stumpage under the BC Liberals(now CONS) .... then when 'industry' uses up and squanders all the resource through over harvesting/mis-management .....
then suddenly it's to blame the current later 'government' ??????????????
You live in an alternate universe.
@@robertcoutts926
Nah... I use my head for other than growing hair like yourself so easily brainwashed by CON propaganda !
Go google WHO forestry management was turned over to by the BC LibCONS.... "INDUSTRY" !I
It wasn't until the NDP got in and started 'auditing' the fudged "INDUSTRY" run reports that the current shortfalls in "sustainable" harvests were uncovered.... like WHO'd have thunk huh you NitWit !
They don't care about the consequences and the people
Isn't Edison Motors looking to move out as well... if they already haven't? On their video, i think they cited a tough political climate but they are log haulers as well so maybe the sawmill closure is part of the reason?
Ouch we the people, are being pushed out. By we the Government God.
"The public" says "more secondary products" and so outfits like AP does and that isn’t enough ... their profit slowly is stripped away. The urban dwelling NDP and koolaid drunk rural folks are scewing themselves.
Well the natives all signed teaties long time ago so dont get much if any input on lumber industry or logging
I guess they would rather let the forrests burn then issie permits.
well it looks like the nap will be history next election anyway
If the business is not viable then its not up to taxpayers to provide corporate welfare.
The prices lumber futures at cme in chicago just thank yes.the covid 19 was huge rush lumber due people stay and renovate now is gone.i visist lumber store calgary and lumber don't move very much.this is new cycles start now pure simple sad but true.😮
Yeah, but these cycles happen for one reason or another - you curtail or go into care and maintenance. In BC they are giving up: that's political.
People voted for this 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
How much is it connected to Americas policies
It’s all about getting rid of the generational working man.
Yo mates shout out from Michigan. I'm trying to promote stewardship of the forest and woodworking for fun and profit. I'm trying to reach individuals at a off-grid self employment
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So sad that we overharvested in the past, causing us to cut back now. As well, the public is valuing non-economic values of the forest more than before. It's a matter of changing values and accepting change.
@morisless3532, do you actually believe this ,just think about all the trees that burned in Forest fires, over harvest is a stupid concept that does nothing for the planet. We need to manage the forest's better and stop with allowing actavists from pushing their bull on to us.
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selling fibre... selling crap... go away
37 minutes is a bit long to voice concerns of a small amount of BC residents. The product they produce just doesn’t have the market. The world is changing daily and jobs don’t last a lifetime like they use to. Building materials prices are going down not up.
Alberta says Hi. 😂
What an uninformed point of view.
Vote conservative it’s better for citizens
CANADA HAS NO SAVIOR I AM THE WARNING
BLIND LEAD THE BLIND GOD DID IT YOU ARE PERFECT.
Have the fires changed the plan
THEY HATE TO PAY FOR ANYTHING. ITS A TAKE EVERYTHING YOU CAN GAME.