Posted AT 9:25 PM EST on 16/11/08
China tour highlights severity of forestry downturn
MONTREAL AND VANCOUVER — A weekend stop on a tour of China highlights the severity of the crisis gripping Canada's forestry sector.
The challenge was clear as industry leaders from British Columbia visited the earthquake-ravaged Beichuan county region in Sichuan province.
They are trying to sell the virtues of lumber to a country that is using bricks to build and rebuild.
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