Canfor Fox Creek

Also known as Millar Western, Millar Western Fox Creek

Closed 2026CanforID 01774

Canfor Fox Creek is a closed softwood sawmill in Fox Creek, Canada, owned by Canfor. With a capacity of 204 000 cubic metres of sawn timber per year it is the 76th largest of the 116 sawmills in Canada with a recorded capacity.

Location and logistics

Location: Fox Creek, Alberta, Canada
Nearest port: Squamish · 682 km
Straight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
Rail siding: No siding mapped
Nearest railway: 11 km

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Capacity and output

Capacity: about 204 000 m3/y sawn timber
reported as 120 MMBF/y · Company figure
Production: Not reported
Type: Softwood

Raw material and products

Fibre

Fir Pine Spruce

Sawn timber

History and sources

Data confidence: High (100 of 100) · methodology

Timeline

closure2026-07-28
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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closure2026-07-28
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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ownership change2022-03-01
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

company websitechecked 2026-09-08
globenewswire.com ↗
otherchecked 2026-07-25
millarwestern.com ↗
otherchecked 2026-07-27
canfor.com ↗

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otherchecked 2026-07-27
millarwestern.com ↗
otherchecked 2026-07-27
woodbusiness.ca ↗
company websitechecked 2026-09-09
canfor.com ↗

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Largest in Canada

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Nearby

Alberta Newsprint Company (Whitecourt)· 61 km Whitecourt Mill· 69 km Canfor Whitecourt· 69 km West Fraser Blue Ridge Lumber· 90 km Tolko High Prairie· 119 km

How to cite

WoodComp (). Canfor Fox Creek (WoodComp ID 01774). WoodComp facility database, version 2026-11. Accessed the date you retrieved it. https://woodcomp.world/id/1774