Skip to content

$12-million kiln unveiled at Island sawmill first of its kind on B.C. coast

Western Forest Products says similar upgrades to Ladysmith also coming in Nanaimo and Chemainus
web1_240229-nbu-saltair-kiln-1_1
Western Forest Products unveils its new $12.3-million continuous dry kiln at the Saltair division sawmill on Monday, Feb. 25. (Duck Paterson photo)

BY DUCK PATERSON

Western Forest Products’ new $12-million continuous dry kiln is up and running at the Saltair division sawmill.

The project was announced a year and a half ago and on Monday, Feb. 26, the company held the official ribbon cutting at the mill at the end of Raven Road in Ladysmith.

Western CEO Steven Hofer said the mill now has the first continuous dry kiln on the coast of B.C.,

Support local journalism today

Join thousands of other like-minded readers and sign up below to gain immediate & unlimited access to our news for the next 30 days – plus start receiving our newsletters.

Sign Up with google Sign Up with facebook

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Reset your password

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

A link has been emailed to you - check your inbox.



Don't have an account? Click here to sign up