Carrier Forest Products (Big River)
OperatingCarrier Forest Products LPCarriercarrierlumber.caID 01779
Carrier Forest Products (Big River) is an operating softwood sawmill in Big River, Canada, owned by Carrier. With a capacity of 424 000 cubic metres of sawn timber per year it is the 13th largest of the 116 sawmills in Canada with a recorded capacity.
Location and logistics
- Location
- Big River, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Nearest port
- Squamish · 1 199 kmStraight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
- Rail siding
- No siding mapped
- Nearest railway
- Over 50 km
Map
Capacity and output
- Capacity
- about 424 000 m3/y sawn timberreported as 250 MMBF/y
- Production
- Not reported
- Type
- Softwood
Raw material and products
Sawn timber
History and sources
Timeline
- curtailment2026Carrier Forest Products announced on 16 July 2026 that it will indefinitely curtail production at the Big River sawmill beginning 16 October 2026, affecting about 117 employees; limited work continues until the end of January 2027. The company has not determined that the mill will close permanently.Source ↗
Sources
- newschecked 2026-10-12mbcradio.com ↗
- otherchecked 2026-10-12carrierlumber.ca ↗
- otherchecked 2026-07-26openstreetmap.org ↗
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- otherchecked 2026-07-26lesprom.com ↗
- otherchecked 2026-07-26saskatchewan.ca ↗
Related facilities
Largest in Canada
How to cite
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