BC Provincial Government to Support New Mass Timber Production Facility in Williams Lake

On Saturday (6-17-23), the BC Provincial Government announced that it will support the establishment of a new mass-timber production facility that will create more than 70 new jobs in the William Lake, BC, community.

According to the news release, the BC government will contribute as much as $10 million (CAD) to Massive Canada to build and start operations at a new facility in Williams Lake, which has a total budget of $75 million. This is the first project approved through the province’s new $180 million BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund, which opened for application in February 2023.

Massive Canada will acquire, renovate, and equip an existing 8,454 square meter (91,000 square foot) manufacturing facility. The facility will pre-fabricate laneway homes, apartment units, townhouses, and commercial projects using mass-timber building products and systems that significantly reduce construction time. The aim is to increase the supply of housing throughout the province.

The Massive Canada facility is expected to be ready for small-scale operations in late 2023, with full operations anticipated at the beginning of 2024.