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Canfor Polar (Bear Lake)

Canfor Polar (Bear Lake) is a closed softwood sawmill in Bear Lake, Canada, with a capacity of 509 000 cubic metres of sawn timber per year.

Company
Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
Group
Canfor
WoodComp ID
01712 (how IDs work)
Country
Canada
City
Bear Lake
Status
Closed 2024
Capacity
about 509 000 m3/y sawn timber (reported as 300 MMBF/y)
Company figure · verified 2026-09-07
Type
Softwood
Region
British Columbia

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Raw material

FirPineSpruce

Related facilities

Canfor Polar (Bear Lake) is the 8th largest sawmill in Canada of the 113 with a sawn timber capacity figure in WoodComp's register.

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Intercontinental Pulp Mill ·Northwood Mill ·Prince George Mill ·Canfor Houston ·Canfor Plateau (Vanderhoof/Engen)
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Barrette-Chapais ·GreenFirst Cochrane ·GreenFirst Chapleau ·Groupe Lebel Saint-Pamphile ·Bois Daaquam (Groupe Lebel, Saint-Just-de-Bretenières)
Nearest facilities
Canfor Prince George (57 km) ·Lakeland Mills (Prince George) (64 km) ·Carrier Lumber Prince George (Tabor) (72 km) ·Conifex Mackenzie (96 km) ·Apollo Forest Products (Fort St. James) (98 km)

Timeline

  1. 2026capacity reported

    Capacity reported: 300 t/y (mill scope, observed 2026-09-13).

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  2. 2024-05-09closure

    Canfor announced the permanent closure of the Polar sawmill in Bear Lake on 9 May 2024, after a curtailment since January 2024, citing a persistent shortage of economically available timber and challenging operating conditions in northern British Columbia (about 180 jobs).

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Sources

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WoodComp (). Canfor Polar (Bear Lake) (WoodComp ID 01712). WoodComp facility database, version 2026-09. Accessed the date you retrieved it. https://woodcomp.world/id/1712

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