Canfor Chetwynd
Closed 2023Canadian Forest Products Ltd.CanforID 01708
Canfor Chetwynd is a closed softwood sawmill in Chetwynd, Canada, owned by Canfor. With a capacity of 390 000 cubic metres of sawn timber per year it is the 21st largest of the 116 sawmills in Canada with a recorded capacity.
Location and logistics
- Location
- Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
- Nearest port
- Prince Rupert · 576 kmStraight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
- Rail siding
- Own sidingVerified by satellite 2026-10-02OpenStreetMap track way/98048685 ↗, 157 m from the site point. Method
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Capacity and output
- Capacity
- about 390 000 m3/y sawn timberreported as 230 MMBF/y · Other filing
- Production
- Not reported
- Type
- Softwood
Raw material and products
History and sources
Timeline
- closure2023Permanently closed in the second quarter of 2023, announced in January 2023, as Canfor restructured its British Columbia operations to align manufacturing capacity with the declining long term economically available fibre supply.Source ↗
Sources
- otherchecked 2026-07-25www2.gov.bc.ca ↗
- otherchecked 2026-07-26openstreetmap.org ↗
- otherchecked 2026-07-26energeticcity.ca ↗
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- otherchecked 2026-07-26cbc.ca ↗
- company websitechecked 2026-09-09canfor.com (archived copy) ↗
- otherchecked 2026-09-19www2.gov.bc.ca ↗
- otherchecked 2026-10-02openstreetmap.org ↗
Related facilities
Canfor
Largest in Canada
How to cite
WoodComp (). Canfor Chetwynd (WoodComp ID 01708). WoodComp facility database, version 2026-11. Accessed the date you retrieved it. https://woodcomp.world/id/1708Data © WoodComp, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Attribution required.