Ledwidge Lumber
OperatingLedwidge Lumber Company Ltdledwidgelumber.comID 01959
Ledwidge Lumber is an operating softwood sawmill in Enfield, Canada, owned by Ledwidge Lumber Company Ltd. With a capacity of 119 000 cubic metres of sawn timber per year it is the 99th largest of the 116 sawmills in Canada with a recorded capacity.
Location and logistics
- Location
- Enfield, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Nearest port
- Halifax · 35 kmStraight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
- Rail siding
- No siding mapped
- Nearest railway
- 0.3 km
Map
Capacity and output
- Capacity
- about 119 000 m3/y sawn timberreported as 70 000 000 FBM/y
- Production
- Not reported
- Type
- Softwood
Raw material and products
History and sources
Timeline
- other1988The rebuilt mill burned to the ground a second time in 1988 and Laurie Ledwidge rebuilt it again.Source ↗
- other1970The entire Enfield mill burned to the ground in 1970 and was rebuilt in 1972.Source ↗
- startup1964After sawing at Macphee's Corner from 1962 the operation moved to its present site at Enfield in 1964.Source ↗
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- founded1943Laurie Ledwidge established the business at the age of 18 with a shingle mill, adding a lumber mill in 1946.Source ↗
Sources
- otherchecked 2026-07-25forestnet.com ↗
- otherchecked 2026-07-26openstreetmap.org ↗
- otherchecked 2026-07-26woodbusiness.ca ↗
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- company websitechecked 2026-10-11ledwidgelumber.com ↗
Related facilities
Largest in Canada
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