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‘Namgis First Nation and Western Forest Products Reach Significant Milestone in Forest Landscape Plan Pilot Project
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View: Staying Safe on Forest RoadsThe roar of chainsaws and cheers filled the air in Port McNeill, as the community came together on May 31st to celebrate a cherished tradition — the annual Logger Sports competition. Western was proud to play a part, contributing as a sponsor and rallying a team of volunteers who helped bring the event to life.
- View: ‘Namgis First Nation and Western Forest Products Reach Significant Milestone in Forest Landscape Plan Pilot Project
‘Namgis First Nation and Western Forest Products are excited to announce the submission of the draft Forest Landscape Plan together with accompanying draft Forest Operations Plan to British Columbia’s Chief Forester under a pilot project initiated in fall 2021.
View: Celebrating Logger Sports and Local PrideThe roar of chainsaws and cheers filled the air in Port McNeill, as the community came together on May 31st to celebrate a cherished tradition — the annual Logger Sports competition. Western was proud to play a part, contributing as a sponsor and rallying a team of volunteers who helped bring the event to life.
View: FUTURE FOREST FOCUSOur teams have wrapped up another successful spring planting season, putting over 2.3 million seedlings into the ground. This work is part of an ongoing commitment that sees Western plant an average of over 4 million trees annually across B.C.’s coastal forests.
View: Western Teams up with Stanley Park for Tree Planting InitiativeOne of Vancouver’s largest and much-beloved, Stanley Park, is getting a boost from Western Forest Products, which is contributing seedling trees to help replant and restore the park’s tree canopy. The first seedlings are being planted now, with 65,000 trees set to be planted over the course of the three-year partnership.
View: Western Forest Products Selected as one of B.C.’s Top EmployersWestern Forest Products has been named one of British Columbia’s Top Employers in 2025, according to the annual list determined by editors at Mediacorp Canada.
View: Land Sale Agreement Between Tseshaht First Nation and Western Forest Products Paves Way for Residential Developmentc̓išaaʔatḥ (Tseshaht) First Nation and Western Forest Products Inc. announced today the completion of the sale of a parcel of Western’s private land located in Port Alberni to Tseshaht for residential development.
View: Celebration Kicks Off Newly Formed Limited Partnership between Western and Four First NationsThe partnership has been given the name La-kwa sa muqw Forestry (pronounced la-KWAH-sa-mook), which means ‘the wood of four’ in the Kwak’wala language.
View: Western completes kiln upgrade at saltair sawmill and kicks-off additional $35 million investment in b.c. operationsThe newly installed $12 million continuous dry kiln at the Saltair Sawmill increases the mill’s capacity for continuous drying of lumber, and also provides environmental benefits by reducing energy consumption.
View: Western Forest Products brightens holidays with a $100,000 donationWestern is sharing wishes for a happy and healthy holiday season with a contribution of $100,000 to support several Indigenous communities and community-based organizations.
View: Western Forest Products and Quatsino First Nation collaborate on carbon data researchWestern Forest Products and Quatsino First Nation are embarking on important research into carbon data in the forests we manage.
- View: Landmark Forestry Agreement will Support Increased First Nations Participation in a Stronger Vancouver Island Economy and Vision For the Future
The Tlowitsis, We Wai Kai, Wei Wai Kum and K’ómoks First Nations (the “Nations,” all member First Nations of the Nanwakolas Council), and Western Forest Products Inc. (TSX: WEF) (“Western”) have reached an agreement for the Nations to acquire a 34% interest from Western in a newly formed Limited Partnership (the “Partnership”) for $35.9 million…
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