Canfor Corporation resumed the operations of its Vavenby sawmill in British Columbia (BC) on September 6.
The restart follows a C$24m capital investment which incorporated a new canter line, a new grade optimiser in the planer and an upgraded planer feed system.
At full production, Vavenby will add 240 million board feet of SPF on an annual basis.
The company said that, since 2002, the province of British Columbia and the government of Canada have worked in parallel with the forest industry in opening new markets for BC lumber. Increased global demand means that facilities like Vavenby are able to re-open, providing employment and economic benefits.
British Columbia’s Minister of Environment Terry Lake was reported stating that the restart of the sawmill will create 96 jobs at the mill by the end of September.
