Small Enderby wood-based business on upswing, but changes to forest policy needed, argues owner
With news of lumber industry curtailments throughout the Okanagan impacting hundreds of jobs, an Enderby wood-based business seems to be on the upswing.
“We actually are 100 per cent booked for the coming year. We could actually expand our operations given enough fibre to do so,” said Peter Sperlich of Canadian Pride Log and Timber Products.
“We’re making profit at today’s stumpage rates. We are making profits at the high rates that we pay for our high quality fibre.”
His company manufactures log houses and timber products and employs about 20 people in Enderby.