As noted elsewhere in this report, Canada’s forest industry has faced a number of competitiveness challenges over the past few years. These have led the industry to adjust by shutting down higher-cost production and investing in its more profitable assets.
Date |
Company |
Location |
Product / Capacity |
April 2005 |
Devlin Timber
(Devlin sawmill) |
Kenora, Ontario |
lumber |
May 2005 |
Tembec Inc.
(Marks Lumber Ltd.) |
Brantford, Ontario |
value-added lumber /
50 000 MBF** |
May 2005 |
Norampac (Molson Street) |
Montréal, Quebec |
containerboard /
480 million square feet |
May 2005 |
Tembec Inc.
(La Sarre sawmill) |
La Sarre, Quebec |
lumber |
May 2005 |
Tembec Inc.
(Davidson sawmill) |
Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Quebec |
lumber / 55 000 MBF |
May 2005 |
Tembec Inc.
(Saint-Raymond mill) |
Saint-Léonard-de Portneuf, Quebec |
specialties /
68 000 tonnes |
May 2005 |
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
(Malakwa sawmill) |
Malakwa, British Columbia |
lumber / 50 000 MBF |
June 2005 |
Canfor (Hines Creek Timber) |
Hines Creek, Alberta |
lumber |
June 2005 |
International Forest Products
(Field sawmill) |
Courtenay, British Columbia |
lumber / 220 000 MBF |
June 2005 |
Uniboard |
New Liskeard, Ontario |
particleboard |
June 2005 |
Uniboard
(production line 1) |
Sayabec, Quebec |
particleboard |
July 2005 |
Tembec Inc.
(TKL sawmill) |
Témiscaming, Quebec |
lumber / 15 000 MBF |
August 2005 |
Smurfit-Stone
(medium paper mill) |
Bathurst, New Brunswick |
containerboard /
243 000 tonnes |
August 2005 |
Smurfit-Stone
(New Richmond mill) |
New Richmond, Quebec |
containerboard /
235 000 tonnes |
September 2005 |
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (Seehta Forest Products Ltd. sawmill) |
Red Earth Creek, Alberta |
dimension, boards /
45 000 MBF |
September 2005 |
Interact Wood Products Ltd.
(laminated wood plant) |
Clearwater, British Columbia |
laminated wood |
September 2005 |
Norampac
(paper machine No. 1) |
Red Rock, Ontario |
paper / 150 000 tonnes |
September 2005 |
International Forest Products (Fraser Reman plant / Fraser Mills) |
Coquitlam, British Columbia |
remanufacturing facility |
September 2005 |
J.D. Irving, Limited
(Lewis sawmill) |
Weymouth, Nova Scotia |
lumber / 150 MBF |
October 2005 |
Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. |
Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador |
newsprint / 60 000 tonnes |
October 2005 |
Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. |
Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador |
newsprint /
194 000 tonnes |
October 2005 |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. |
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec |
hygiene products |
October 2005 |
Western Forest Products Inc. (Saltair mill) |
Ladysmith, British Columbia |
lumber |
October 2005 |
Western Forest Products Inc. (Silvertree mill) |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
lumber |
November 2005 |
Interlake Papers Inc. /
Cellu Tissue machine |
St. Catherines, Ontario |
tissue paper /
10 000 tonnes |
November 2005 |
Domtar Inc.
(Lebel-sur-Quévillon) |
Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Quebec |
kraft pulp /
300 000 tonnes |
November 2005 |
Uniboard (Temiskaming Shores particleboard plant) |
Temiskaming Shores, Ontario |
particleboard |
December 2005 |
Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.
(planer and lumber mills) |
Champneuf, Quebec |
lumber / 12 000 MBF |
December 2005 |
Fraser Papers
(paperboard mill) |
Edmundston, New Brunswick |
recycled paperboard /
60 000 tonnes |
December 2005 |
Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. |
Kenora, Ontario |
newsprint /
240 000 tonnes |
December 2005 |
Atlas Lumber (Alberta) Ltd. |
Blairmore, Alberta |
dimension lumber /
30 000 MBF |
December 2005 |
Domtar Inc.
(Lebel-sur-Quévillon) |
Chapleau, Ontario |
lumber / 90 000 MBF |
January 2006 |
Cascades Fine Papers Group Inc.
(paper machine No. 5) |
Saint-Jérôme, Quebec |
uncoated woodfree, freesheet / 8000 tonnes |
January 2006 |
Buchanan Forest Products (Great West Timber) |
Thunder Bay, Ontario |
lumber |
January 2006 |
Weyerhaeuser (Prince Albert pulp and paper mill) |
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan |
market pulp and fine papers / 410 000 tonnes |
January 2006 |
NEWPRO
(particleboard plant) |
Wanham, Alberta |
particleboard /
90 million square feet |
January 2006 |
Cascades Inc.
(Cascades Fine Papers Group Inc.) |
Thunder Bay, Ontario |
fine paper /
175 000 tonnes |
February 2006 |
Domtar Inc.
(Grand Remous and Malartic) |
Grand Remous and Malartic, Quebec |
lumber / 550 000 MBF |
March 2006 |
Cascadia Forest Products Ltd. (Island Phoenix sawmill) |
Nanaimo, British Columbia |
cedar |
March 2006 |
Cascades Inc. (Pickering) |
Pickering, Ontario |
paper towel and bathroom tissue |
March 2006 |
Western Forest Products Inc. |
Squamish, British Columbia |
northern bleached softwood kraft pulp /
275 000 tonnes |
March 2006 |
Sturgeon Timber Ltd. |
Dorion, Ontario |
wood chips /
500 000 cubic metres |
March 2006 |
TriCept Industries
(planing mill) |
Hearst, Ontario |
lumber |
March 2006 |
Shermag |
Notre-Dame-de-Montauban, Quebec |
furniture |
March 2006 |
Domtar Inc.
(PM No. 10 and PM No. 11) |
Ottawa, Ontario |
paper / 65 000 tonnes |
March 2006 |
Domtar Inc.
(pulp and paper mills) |
Cornwall, Ontario |
kraft pulp and fine paper /
425 000 tonnes |