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Canfor Fox Creek

· also known as Millar Western, Millar Western Fox Creek

Canfor Fox Creek is a closed softwood sawmill in Fox Creek, Canada, with a capacity of 204 000 cubic metres of sawn timber per year.

Company
Canfor
Group
Canfor
WoodComp ID
01774 (how IDs work)
Country
Canada
City
Fox Creek
Status
Closed
Capacity
about 204 000 m3/y sawn timber (reported as 120 MMBF/y)
Company figure · verified 2026-09-08
Type
Softwood
Region
Alberta

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Raw material

FirPineSpruce

Products

Sawn timber
Sawn timber

Related facilities

Canfor Fox Creek is the 75th 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)
Largest sawmills in Canada
Barrette-Chapais ·GreenFirst Cochrane ·GreenFirst Chapleau ·Groupe Lebel Saint-Pamphile ·Bois Daaquam (Groupe Lebel, Saint-Just-de-Bretenières)
Nearest facilities
Whitecourt Mill (69 km) ·Canfor Whitecourt (69 km) ·West Fraser Blue Ridge Lumber (90 km) ·Hinton Mill (120 km) ·Grande Prairie Mill (151 km)

Timeline

  1. 2026capacity reported

    Capacity reported: 120 t/y (mill scope, observed 2026-09-08).

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  2. 2026-07-28closure

    Canfor announced on 28 July 2026 the permanent closure of the Fox Creek sawmill, with operations ending late summer 2026 (120 MMBF capacity), citing weak markets and US duties.

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  3. 2026-07-28closure

    Canfor announced on 28 July 2026 the permanent closure of its Fox Creek sawmill in Alberta, removing 120 million board feet of capacity, with operations ending in late summer 2026.

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  1. 2022-03-01ownership change

    Canfor completed its acquisition of Millar Western's Alberta solid wood operations (Whitecourt and Fox Creek) on 1 March 2022.

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Sources

Data confidence: High (100 of 100) how this is computed

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How to cite

WoodComp (). Canfor Fox Creek (WoodComp ID 01774). WoodComp facility database, version 2026-09. Accessed the date you retrieved it. https://woodcomp.world/id/1774

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