West Fraser acquired Spray Lake Sawmills on November 17, 2023        Learn More*

Spray Lake Sawmills is proud to announce we have exclusively certified all of our forest management areas under the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI) Forest Management Standard which is endorsed by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC).

The SFI program is a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental organization with almost 1,300 government and NGO members and more than 16,000 volunteer experts in 161 countries. PEFC, with more than 270 million hectares of certified forests, is the wold’s largest non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting Sustainable Forest Management. SFI makes up 40% of PEFC globally.

To learn more about our sustainable forestry program, please visit our dedicated forest certification webpage: https://spraylakesawmills.com/certification/

Join Us at Our Annual Open House

You are invited to West Fraser Cochrane’s Open House. West Fraser Cochrane Woodlands staff are looking forward to gathering your feedback on our 2024 timber harvest plans and future harvest areas, as well as answering any questions you may have. Cochrane, Alberta Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 From 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm Cochrane Ranche House

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Highwood Update

Following West Fraser’s acquisition of Spray Lake Sawmills, now known as West Fraser Cochrane, we decided to pause this year’s harvest plan for the Highwood. We want to take time to meet with local groups that have expressed an interest in our planned activities and to meet with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)

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Forest Management Plan Update-VOITs

Forest Management Plan Update Values Objectives Indicators and Targets (VOITS)- Crowsnest Forest Products and Alberta Forestry are continuing to work on VOIT wording with anticipation of completion in the fall of 2023. To learn more about the forest management plan (FMP) and how to participate, please see the below information package and Public Participation Program

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Join Us at Our Annual Open House

Join Us at Our Annual Open House Cochrane, Alberta Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 From 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm Cochrane Ranche House  Crowsnest Pass, Alberta Thursday, May 4th, 2023 From 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm Hillcrest Fish and Game Hall Spray Lake Sawmills holds an annual open house during the first week of May, in

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Forest Management Plan Open House on October 26

Forest Management Plan - October 2022 Crowsnest Forest Products, a subsidiary of Spray Lake Sawmills is in the process of renewing the C5 Forest Management Plan. The area is located south of Kananaskis Country and north of Waterton Lakes National Park. We will be hosting an open house on October 26 from 3 pm to

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C5 Forest Management Plan Renewal- We Want Your Input

Crowsnest Forest Products, a subsidiary of Spray Lake Sawmills is in the process of renewing the company’s C5 2026-2036 forest management plan (FMP). If you are interested in learning more about the plan and how to participate, please see the below information package and Public Participation Program document. To provide us with your input and

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2022 SLS Open House and Harvest Planning Information

Spray Lake Sawmills (SLS) held Open Houses May 4, 2022 (Cochrane) and May 5, 2022 (Hillcrest) to discuss and answer questions about current and upcoming timber operations. The Cochrane Open House also included a Collaborative Planning Session for the Atkinson Creek and Grease Creek compartments. Thank you to all attendees, your valuable feedback will be

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JOIN THE CONVERSATION

Spray Lake Sawmills (SLS) is Inviting All Stakeholders To Take Part in a Collaborative Planning Session  To provide additional opportunities for meaningful participation early in the operational planning process, SLS is offering a Collaborative Planning Session. SLS values stakeholder input and wants to provide opportunities for collaboration to improve operational plans. The areas discussed are

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2022 Open House invite

Spray Lake Sawmills would like to invite you to join us at our annual Open House: Cochrane, Alberta Wednesday, May 4th, 2022 From 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm Cochrane Ranche House Hillcrest, Alberta Thursday, May 5th, 2022 From 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm Hillcrest Fish and Game Hall Our Open House goals are to share

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C5 Tenure Conversion

Saturday, July 17, 2021, was an important day in the long history of our Company. Our two Timber Quotas in the C5 Forest Management Unit (FMU) were converted into a Forest Management Agreement (FMA) under the Crowsnest Forest Products name. The tenure conversion provides the security vital for our continued investment in the forests,

By |2021-09-08T09:47:35-06:00July 19th, 2021|News & Events|Comments Off on C5 Tenure Conversion
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