Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Minister Pat Bell remains hopeful a major announcement on the next steps for the Wood Innovation and Design Centre will be made this summer.
"We're still not quite there yet but I'm feeling optimistic people are going to be very pleased when they see the rollout," Bell said Thursday.
Bell, the MLA for Prince George-Mackenzie, declined to provide much more in specifics.
"If I told you that, I'd be revealing all the details," he said when asked what stage the process the proposal is at.
But he later said it's a structure for which there is no building code yet.
"We've had to deal with the complexities of that but I think we've got that pretty well figured out now," Bell said.
Asked if the B.C. Liberals are waiting until after the HST vote is completed to make the announcement, Bell gave a flat "no."
Meant as a showcase for wood buildings and possibly a home to engineering students, the centre was first promised by the Liberals more than two years ago under then-premier Gordon Campbell.
New Premier Christy Clark endorsed the idea as an element in her successful leadership campaign earlier this year.
