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/

Forest Management Plan Update-We Want Your Input

Spray Lake Sawmills is in the process of renewing the company’s forest management plan (FMP). If you are interested in learning more about our plan and how to participate, please see the below information package and Public Participation Program document. To provide us with your input, click here. Please fill out the comment form and click submit on our Woodlands page.

By |2018-07-18T10:38:04-06:00July 13th, 2018|News & Events|Comments Off on Forest Management Plan Update-We Want Your Input

Public Consultation Opportunities- 2020 Forest Management Plan

By subscribing to News and Events you will receive an email each time we post public consultation information, news and events on our website. This is a great way to ensure that you are kept up to date with public consultation opportunities for our 2020 Forest Management Plan as well as future operational plan, public consultation opportunities. https://spraylakesawmills.com/woodlands/subscribe/  

By |2018-06-18T10:44:49-06:00June 18th, 2018|News & Events|Comments Off on Public Consultation Opportunities- 2020 Forest Management Plan

2018 Open House – You’re Invited

Spray Lake Sawmills would like to invite you to join us at our annual Open House: Cochrane Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018 From 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm Cochrane Ranche House – Aspen Room Hillcrest Thursday, May 3rd, 2018 From 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm Hillcrest Fish and Game Hall, Hillcrest, Alberta Our Open House goals are

By |2018-03-26T09:55:52-06:00March 9th, 2018|News & Events|4 Comments

Open House – You’re Invited

Spray Lake Sawmills would like to invite you to join us at our annual Open House: Cochrane Wednesday, May 10th, 2017 From 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm Cochrane Ranche House - Hall of Vision Hillcrest Thursday, May 11th, 2017 From 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm Hillcrest Fish and Game Hall, Hillcrest, Alberta Our Open House

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Forest Management Planning – Get Involved

Join us for a coffee, on April 27th, and get involved in our forest management planning process.   For more info visit: https://spraylakesawmills.com/woodlands/forest-management-planning/ #sustainability #collaboration #AlbertaForestry

By |2017-04-11T14:35:42-06:00April 11th, 2017|News & Events|Comments Off on Forest Management Planning – Get Involved

McLean Creek Collaborative Planning Session – April 26, 2017

JOIN THE CONVERSATION Spray Lake Sawmills is inviting all stakeholders to take part in a collaborative planning session In an effort to provide additional opportunities for meaningful participation early in the operational planning process, Spray Lake Sawmills is offering a collaborative stakeholder planning session. Spray Lake Sawmills values stakeholder input and wants to provide opportunities for collaboration to improve operational plans.

By |2017-04-03T14:10:59-06:00April 3rd, 2017|News & Events|Comments Off on McLean Creek Collaborative Planning Session – April 26, 2017

SLS Renews SFI Forest Certification

Spray Lake Sawmills is very proud to announce we have renewed our Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI) certification, recognized by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC™). These voluntary, 3rd party programs are recognized worldwide as having the most rigorous environmental forest certification standards and demonstrate our commitment to sustainable forestry practices. To learn

By |2017-01-13T09:33:20-07:00January 13th, 2017|News & Events|Comments Off on SLS Renews SFI Forest Certification

Forest Certification Announcement

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

By |2016-07-04T07:50:26-06:00July 4th, 2016|News & Events|Comments Off on Forest Certification Announcement

Jumpingpound Collaborative Planning Session Results

On May 13, 2016 we met with local stakeholders to collaborate on operational plans for the Jumpingpound Creek Compartment. In an effort to provide opportunities for meaningful participation early in the operational planning process we provide collaborative planning sessions for all of our operating areas. The following topics were addressed: • Identification of stakeholder values

By |2016-06-09T11:22:05-06:00June 9th, 2016|News & Events|Comments Off on Jumpingpound Collaborative Planning Session Results

Jumpingpound Creek Planning Session – May 13th

JOIN THE CONVERSATION Spray Lake Sawmills (SLS) is Inviting All Stakeholders to take part in a collaborative planning session In an effort to provide additional opportunities for meaningful participation early in the operational planning process, SLS is offering a collaborative stakeholder planning session. SLS values stakeholder input and wants to provide opportunities for collaboration to

By |2016-04-18T09:33:14-06:00April 13th, 2016|News & Events|7 Comments
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