Instructions

Current Crisis in the Northern BC timber (wood products) industry

Now that you have learned the basics of macroeconomics, it is time for you to demonstrate your understanding of the main concepts from this course, covered thus far. This assignment is a short 5-minute presentation about the current crisis in the Northern BC timber industry. You will consult news sources and research published on the internet, and study the industry and related issues.

Instructions:

• Your presentation must be related to at least one macroeconomic concept we discussed in this course so far. This may include supply and demand, household income, inflation, trade, GDP, economic growth and development, unemployment.
• Your job is to include the following as they relate to the assignment topic:
  • Introduce the topic and why there is a crisis in this sector in Northern BC
  • Pulp/paper/'chips'
  • GDP
  • Timber exports
  • Canfor and West Fraser Timber corporations
  • Sawmill closures
  • Stumpage

Can you make a paper report about our topic?