Western Forest Products Saltair (Ladysmith)

Saltair Sawmill

OperatingWestern Forest Products Inc.Western Forest Products westernforest.comID 02171

Western Forest Products Saltair (Ladysmith) is an operating softwood sawmill in Ladysmith, Canada, owned by Western Forest Products. With a capacity of 407 000 cubic metres of sawn timber per year it is the 17th largest of the 116 sawmills in Canada with a recorded capacity.

Location and logistics

Location: Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
Nearest port: Vancouver · 60 km
Straight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
Rail siding: No siding mapped
Nearest railway: 8.0 km

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Capacity and output

Capacity: about 407 000 m3/y sawn timber
reported as 240 MMBF/y
Production: Not reported
Type: Softwood

Raw material and products

Fibre

Douglas Fir Hemlock

Sawn timber

History and sources

Data confidence: High (94 of 100) · methodology

Timeline

other2026-09-13
Added 2026-09-13: sawmill added in the British Columbia mill list population pass, capacity 240 MMBF/y sawn timber.
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Sources

otherchecked 2026-10-15
www2.gov.bc.ca ↗
other×2checked 2026-09-14
services.arcgisonline.com ↗
otherchecked 2026-09-14
open.canada.ca ↗

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annual reportchecked 2026-10-15
westernforest.com ↗
otherchecked 2026-10-15
westernforest.com ↗

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Related facilities

Western Forest Products

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Nearby

Harmac Pacific (Nanaimo)· 15 km Crofton Mill· 19 km Terminal Forest Products (Richmond)· 58 km Terminal Forest Products (Vancouver)· 58 km Goldwood Industries (Richmond)· 59 km

How to cite

WoodComp (). Western Forest Products Saltair (Ladysmith) (WoodComp ID 02171). WoodComp facility database, version 2026-10. Accessed the date you retrieved it. https://woodcomp.world/id/2171