Cariboo-North MLA Opens Lines of Communication with P.G. City Hall

Monday, July 04, 2005 08:00 PM

Cariboo-North MLA Bob Simpson beat his Liberal friends to the north on Monday by appearing before Prince George City Council.

The New Democrats Forest and Range critic wanted Council to know he is available to assist the City on problems, given the fact that many of his constituents who reside in his region, work in Prince George.

Simpson said the main issue facing this region as he sees it, is the problem of forestry brought on in good measure by the Pine Beetle. He said with his background in the forest industry, (he was an executive with Welwood before it was bought out by West Fraser.) he has good insight.

Simpson told Council we need to look at the value added sector because "Within the next ten years we are going to go through some major changes in the forest industry brought on not only by the Pine Beetle but also the emergence of Siberia as a major world wood producer."

"Forest issues" said Simpson, "need to be brought to the fore front. They have been neglected." He said that when the local government has exhausted its efforts with the local Liberals, if they want to have an ear, he is the person who will listen.
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Posted on Monday, July 04, 2005 08:00 PM in News by Ben Meisner

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Comments

Posted by: Opatcho on July 5 2005 9:33 AM

Looks like we will finaly have some representation in Victoria after being neglected for the las tfour years. Eat your heart out Bond, Bell and Rustad.

Posted by: gypsy on July 5 2005 10:20 AM

Is it not amazing how much better people feel when even a little attention and hope for the future is forthcoming????
The people in this city have been burdened with worry and uncertainty for years now. The thought that somebody cares, or has plans to try and make things improve is uplifting. And yes, he did upstage the elected Liberals.
Our problems in this city are many, but we shall overcome-or leave!!!!

Posted by: rock on July 6 2005 10:59 AM

A 2.6 billion dollar surplus,unemployment down,housing starts up,restaraunts and pubs with customers actually spending money.The economy is finally moving up.Yes I voted for Gordy,I might not be crazy about him but I had to sit and watch these idots(NDP)IMO totally ruin this province.Lefty,if anyone should be embarassed it should be you for making such a stupid statement
ROCK

Posted by: gypsy on July 6 2005 11:39 PM

I voted Liberal, again!!!! Doesn't mean I have to dislike Mr. Simpson because he is N D P. Anyone who really cares about this province, and appears knowledgeable enough to be credible in wanting to bring about change for the better--who are we to be critical? Maybe he is blowing smoke in our ears, and just feels the need to brag a bit. Kind of set me back when he stated he would "listen" when local gov't had exhausted efforts with the Liberals? If he is really intent on assisting, and has anything helpful to say-out with it-now!! Otherwise he is just another "hot air" politician.

Posted by: owl on July 10 2005 11:22 PM

Okay. So Mr. Simpson said he has "good insight".

In addition he thinks "the problem of forestry is brought on by the pine beetle."

He also said that "we need to look at the value added sector".

Okay, so far has he told us anything new? IS this anything that others have not told us yet? Has he given any solutions other than what people like John Brink have been telling us for over a decade and no one has made a move on, other than possibly Brink himself?

Then he brings forward something which one seldom hears - competition from the country with the largest amount of forested land in the world. Russia. Russia has 3 times the forested land mass that Canada has. So he is scared of volume, is he?

To sum it up, we are faced with the pine beetle aftermath and competition from Russia and Mr. Simpson's solution is to listen and to look at the value added sector.

Same old, same old. Another member of parliament who is not a leader; who has no ideas of his own from the sounds of it! At least not ideas he is ready to share with us yet. We see an ex executive of a large forest company who has no idea how to compete, in an industry of his supposed expertise, on a world scale. Reminds me of Emerson.

Give him an ‘B’ for effort and an ‘F’ for leadership ideas. Boy, we are in bad shape!!