East Kootenay sawmills have a new owner

On November 28, 2011, Canfor Corporation announced an agreement made with Tembec Industries Ltd. that they will acquire Tembec's sawmills in Elko and Canal Flats in southeastern B.C.

Building a bright future

The Midway mill has been re-opened and brought back to life—a venture that turned out to be a true community effort in every sense.

Edgewater lumber producer secures forest fibre supply

WoodEx currently creates and exports value-added lumber products, primarily for the Chinese and Japanese market. The mill does not have its own forest tenure, so can now tap into some 5,000 cubic metres of timber on Akisqnuknik lands.

Canfor to buy Tembec’s B.C. lumber assets for $60 million: Tembec keeps Skookumchuck pulp mill

Canfor, which is Canada’s largest lumber producer, will buy Tembec’s Elko and Canal Flats sawmills and approximately 1.1 million cubic metres of combined Crown, private land and annual allowable cut.

Fit to Plant program helps set safety milestone at Canadian Timberlands

Canadian Timberlands has completed its tree planting operations across B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario, and although more than 12 million trees were planted, not one recordable safety incident was incurred for the 2011 planting season.

West Kootenay based KMC Track Skidders meet growing demand in South America

Over the past years, Kootenay Manufacturing Co. (KMC) has been supplying countries in South America with FMC and KMC Track Skidders. The majority of machines are in Colombia, Ecuador, Chile and Brazil.

A straight board foot to the future

Situated in Wynndel, just north of Creston, B.C., Wynndel Box & Lumber company is getting the attention of the world catering to over 13 countries including Pakistan, Europe, the Middle East, the United States, and Japan.

Hope for the future

The reopening of the sawmill in Midway will begin production by the end of the year once Vaagen Brothers—the new operators—finish a management plan and refit the facility.

Tembec official believes the American market will come back

Tembec sees positive signs that the American lumber market is ready to rebound.

Tembec coping in transportation shortages