Our Open House goals are to share all of the company’s harvest plans for the upcoming season. This would include the 2016 General Development Plan as well as our various Forest Harvest Plans. Spray Lake Sawmills Woodlands staff is looking forward to answering any questions you may have and gather your feedback on our proposed

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

Spray Lake Sawmills is looking for individuals interested in being part of our Public Advisory Committee. Of particular interest are parties with an affiliation with recreational trail use, hunters, trappers or an environmental/naturalist background. This is a multi-stakeholder group which meets about four times a year. The group’s primary mandate over the next three years

On April 28 and April 30, 2015 we met with local stakeholders to collaborate on operational plans for the Burnt Timber and Sullivan Creek Compartments. 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

This year Spray Lake Sawmills will plant more than 2.4 million spruce and pine seedlings to supplement natural seedlings growing in the harvest areas. Spray Lake Sawmills reforests all its harvested areas. All planted seedlings are grown in nurseries, from seed collected in or near the harvest areas. The reforestation program is designed to grow

We held a Woodlands open house at the Frank Wills Memorial Hall on May 13, 2015 in Cochrane. We shared our forest planning information and we captured participant comments, answered questions and exchanged ideas with 31 participants. It was a very productive open house and we heard from a wide range of interests including ENGO's,

Crowsnest Pass May 7th, 2015 From 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm Hillcrest Fish and Game Hall Cochrane May 13th, 2015 From 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm Frank Wills Memorial Hall, Cochrane Our Open House goals are to share all of the company’s harvest plans for the upcoming season. This would include the 2015 General Development

Spray Lake Sawmills is very proud to announce that we have renewed our Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) certification. Spray Lake Sawmills has been FSC certified since 2013 and we are the only privately owned sawmill in Alberta to have achieved FSC accreditation. The voluntary FSC program is recognized worldwide by the environmental community as the

Spray Lake Sawmills (SLS) is inviting stakeholders to take part in a collaborative planning session for the Burnt Timber and Sullivan Creek compartments. In an effort to provide 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

Spray Lake Sawmills is initiating a planning process for the renewal of the company’s forest management plan.  This is a strategic level of plan and covers the southern east slopes from Sundre down to the bottom end of K-Country. There are a number of government policies and regulations that must be followed and it must