West Fraser acquired Spray Lake Sawmills on November 17, 2023

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/

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,

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2021 Forest Management Plan-update

Spray Lake Sawmills 2021 Forest Management Plan (FMP) was approved on May 21, 2021, effective May 1, 2021. We want to thank everyone that provided input to the plan.  Spray Lake Sawmills 2021 Forest Management Plan (FMP) was developed over a five-year period, beginning in March 2015 and ending with the submission of the final plan

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2021 Website Open House

Due to Spray Lake Sawmills (SLS) being unable to hold the annual in-person open house and collaborative planning sessions information on upcoming harvest plans is available below for review. Please provide your feedback to integrate into plan development. We’re looking forward to answering your questions and gathering input on our proposed plans. This information will

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Draft 2021 Forest Management Plan- thanks for your input!

We want to thank stakeholder groups and interested parties for taking the time to review the draft 2021 Forest Management Plan (FMP) and providing input. The draft 2021 FMP was posted for public comment on our corporate website on June 5, 2020 and the period to provide input closed last Wednesday on July 22, 2020.

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Value 29 – Recreational Trail Integration

Recently, we have heard from several West Bragg Creek trail users, a concern with respect to potential timber harvesting of recreational trails, identified in the draft 2021 Forest Management Plan. The draft 2021 forest management plan was posted for public comment on our corporate website on June 5, 2020. Spray Lake Sawmills is dedicated to

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Consultation timeline extension- 2021 FMP Milestone 3 Website Open House- we want your input

The draft 2021 Forest Management Plan and milestone 3 information package were posted on our website on June 5, 2020. The public input period, began on June 5, 2020 and has been extended to close on July 21, 2020. Timelines have been extended by approximately 10 Alberta working days, as some interested parties have requested

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2021 FMP Milestone 3 Website Open House- we want your input

To review the milestone 3 information package and the draft 2021 Forest Management Plan, please click on the below link or visit our Forest Management Planning page on our website. Please email us with any questions or input or use the below comment form. The period to provide comments will be 20 Alberta working days,

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2020 Website Open House

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Spray Lake Sawmills (SLS) is unable to hold its annual in-person open house and collaborative planning sessions. Information on upcoming harvest plans is available below for review. Please provide your feedback to integrate it into plan development. We’re looking forward to answering your questions and gathering input on our proposed

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Spray Lake Sawmills and COVID-19

Our thoughts go out to the many people across our country and the globe that are struggling at this difficult time. That includes our many employees who are also dealing with uncertainty, financial interruption and separation from family. We continue to adapt to the changing landscape and monitor the events that are occurring hour by

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