John Brink has been in the forestry business in B.C. for more than 60 years. His Brink Forest Products, based in Prince George, is the largest secondary lumber manufacturer in Canada and the largest producer of finger-jointed studs in North America, employing over 500 people across Northern B.C.

Just this week, following yet another announcement from multinational forestry giant Canfor, that they would be shutting down three more sawmill operations in Northern B.C., Brink is making a move to acquire mills in Houston, Bear Lake and Fort St. John, which could save hundreds of jobs.

While many in the forestry industry are lamenting the glory days of forestry in B.C., Brink has an optimistic outlook and says the time is right for huge opportunities in B.C.'s forestry industry to finally be realized.

Today, my conversation with John Brink about how he plans to reinvigorate Northern British Columbia’s sawmills.