Brink Forest Cuts Jobs Amid Industry Crisis | Vancouver News

Brink Forest Products is slashing its Prince George operation by two-thirds, laying off 50 workers — part of a broader collapse hitting northern B.C. sawmills, with over 100 jobs lost in the past year alone. The company’s struggling under a crippling lumber shortage, U.S. tariffs on Canadian softwood, and rising costs from imported supplies, while also being shut out of government aid despite repeated applications. The CEO paints the region as a “graveyard of sawmills,” warning that Canada’s planned retaliatory tariffs could make things even worse for businesses like his. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/1187fd286ead212c