Extinct Society?

摘要

Once the rage in small-log processing and efficient stud production, Quebec sauimillers noun make headlines only when they are closing another mill or three. What happened, can it be fixed, and are there lessons in it the rest of Canada can learn? Ifit ain't broke, don't fix it. Fair enough, but what if it has been broke for some time? Shouldn't somebody think about fixing it? That's about the state of the solid wood products sector in Quebec, and the need for a fix has been obvious to just about anyone in the industry for a couple of years now — anyone, it seems, except those with the power to do something about it, from industry to government. The problem is real, and undeniable. Markets are collapsing, and costs are high, from energy to wood.