Top sawmills in Northern Ontario.

Top Sawmills in Northern Ontario -- Ranked by # of full-time employees


Mill Name                     Contact
Address                       Title
City/Postal Code              Web Address
Phone/Fax                     Year Est.

Weyerhaeuser Dryden           n/p
1 Duke St., Box 3001          n/p
Dryden, P8N 227               www.weyerhaeuser.com
807-223-9650/223-9654         Early 1900's

Domtar Wood Products          Mel Jones
Hwy 17, Box 2000              General Manager
White River, P0M 3G0          www.domtar.com
807-822-2100/822-2258         1977

Weyerhaeuser Chapleau         n/p
175 Planer Rd.                n/p
Chapleau, P0M 1K0             www.weyerhaeuser.com
705-864-1060/864-0928         1950

Weyerhaeuser Ear Falls        n/p
P.O. Box 250 Sawmill Rd.      n/p
Ear Falls, P0V 1T0            www.weyerhaeuser.com
807-222-1111/222-1112         1996

Tembec-Northern Ont.          Gilles Richard
West Sawmills                 Chief Accountant
P.O. Box 880                  www.tembec.com
Hearst, P0L 2N0               1965

Domtar Inc, Chapleau          John R. Larue
P.O. Box 758                  General Manager
Chapleau, P0M 1Ko             www.domtar.com
705-864-0870/864-0427         1960

Domtar Inc. Timmins Div.      Benoit Melancon
P.O. Box 150                  General Manager
Timmins, P4N7C9               www.domtar.com
705-267-3339/264-2247         1919

Tembec-Kapuskasing            Gord Wilson
1 Government Rd.              General Manager
Kapuskasing, P5N 1L9          n/a
705-337-9762/337-9687         1995

Midway Lumber Mills Inc.      Mike Morgan
41 Sherwood Rd. Box 280
Thessalon, P0R 1L0            www.midwaylumber.on.ca
705-842-3246/842-3548         1948

Gogama Forest Products Ltd.   Shawn Day
2500 Elm St. Box 700          General Manager
Copper Cliff, P0M 1N0         n/a
705-966-3494/966-2584         1988

Devlin Lumber Co. (1992)Ltd.  Paul Stuckless
Box 2020                      Mill Manager
Kenora, P9N 3X8               n/a
807-548-4333/548-1362         1962

Manitou Forest Products       Dale Kaemingh
Box 300                       Manager
Emo, P0W 1E0                  www.manitouforest.com
807-487-2185/487-2722         1980

Cheminis Lumber Inc.          Steve Bovaie
P.O. Box 430                  President
Larder Lake, P0K 1L0          n/a
705-643-2389/643-2329         1995


Mill Name                     # Full-time Emp.
Address                       # Part-time Emp.
City/Postal Code              2001 Bd Ft. Prod.
Phone/Fax                     2002 Bd Ft. Prod. to date

Weyerhaeuser Dryden           185
1 Duke St., Box 3001          n/a
Dryden, P8N 227               NFP
807-223-9650/223-9654         NFP

Domtar Wood Products          160
Hwy 17, Box 2000              0
White River, P0M 3G0          115,000,000 million
807-822-2100/822-2258         100,000,000 million

Weyerhaeuser Chapleau         155
175 Planer Rd.                n/a
Chapleau, P0M 1K0             NFP
705-864-1060/864-0928         NFP

Weyerhaeuser Ear Falls        150
P.O. Box 250 Sawmill Rd.      n/a
Ear Falls, P0V 1T0            NFP
807-222-1111/222-1112         NFP

Tembec-Northern Ont.          140
West Sawmills                 20
P.O. Box 880                  107,395 Mfbm
Hearst, P0L 2N0               91,862 Mfbm

Domtar Inc, Chapleau          135
P.O. Box 758                  0
Chapleau, P0M 1Ko             82 mmfbm
705-864-0870/864-0427         60 mmfbm

Domtar Inc. Timmins Div.      130
P.O. Box 150                  0
Timmins, P4N7C9               132,000 Mfbm
705-267-3339/264-2247         90,500 Mfbm

Tembec-Kapuskasing            105
1 Government Rd.              25
Kapuskasing, P5N 1L9          90 MMfbm
705-337-9762/337-9687         60 MMfbm

Midway Lumber Mills Inc.      100 +
41 Sherwood Rd. Box 280       0
Thessalon, P0R 1L0            18 million FBM
705-842-3246/842-3548         6 million FBM

Gogama Forest Products Ltd.   4
2500 Elm St. Box 700          0
Copper Cliff, P0M 1N0         72 million
705-966-3494/966-2584         54 million

Devlin Lumber Co. (1992)Ltd.  41
Box 2020                      2
Kenora, P9N 3X8               4.5 million
807-548-4333/548-1362         5.7 million

Manitou Forest Products       30
Box 300                       5
Emo, P0W 1E0                  4 million
807-487-2185/487-2722         4 million

Cheminis Lumber Inc.          23
P.O. Box 430                  1
Larder Lake, P0K 1L0          7 million
705-643-2389/643-2329         9 million

                              % of Export
Mill Name                     Largest Markets
Address                       Products
City/Postal Code
Phone/Fax

Weyerhaeuser Dryden           n/p
1 Duke St., Box 3001          North America
Dryden, P8N 227               Japan
807-223-9650/223-9654         Dimensional lumber

Domtar Wood Products          40%
Hwy 17, Box 2000              Toronto, Mich., Ohio
White River, P0M 3G0          Randon length
807-822-2100/822-2258         4' to 16'-all grades

Weyerhaeuser Chapleau         n/p
175 Planer Rd.                North America
Chapleau, P0M 1K0             dimensional
705-864-1060/864-0928         lumber

Weyerhaeuser Ear Falls        n/p
P.O. Box 250 Sawmill Rd.      North America
Ear Falls, P0V 1T0            Dimensional lumber
807-222-1111/222-1112

Tembec-Northern Ont.          55%
West Sawmills                 Wisc., Carolina
P.O. Box 880                  Eastern Canada
Hearst, P0L 2N0               Lumber, woodchips,
                              sawdust; shavings
Domtar Inc, Chapleau          n/p
P.O. Box 758                  Domestic, U.S.
Chapleau, P0M 1Ko             Random lengthlumber
705-864-0870/864-0427         dimensional lumber

Domtar Inc. Timmins Div.      60%
P.O. Box 150                  U.S., Canada
Timmins, P4N7C9               Random length lumber
705-267-3339/264-2247         2x4, 2x6, 2x8, 2x10

Tembec-Kapuskasing            50%
1 Government Rd.              U.S., Canada
Kapuskasing, P5N 1L9          1x4, 2x3, 2x4, 2x6
705-337-9762/337-9687         6 to 8 feet

Midway Lumber Mills Inc.      30%
41 Sherwood Rd. Box 280       Canada, U.S.
Thessalon, P0R 1L0            Value added products
705-842-3246/842-3548         panelling, flooring

Gogama Forest Products Ltd.   65%
2500 Elm St. Box 700          Domstar
Copper Cliff, P0M 1N0         1x3, 4 and 6,
705-966-3494/966-2584         2x3, 4 and 6,6', 7' and 8'

Devlin Lumber Co. (1992)Ltd.  15%
Box 2020                      Man.Ont. U.S.
Kenora, P9N 3X8               Timbers, pressure treated
807-548-4333/548-1362         lumber, log siding, v-joint

Manitou Forest Products       50%
Box 300                       Ont., Man., U.S.
Emo, P0W 1E0                  Log siding, flooring panel
807-487-2185/487-2722         -ling, construction lumber

Cheminis Lumber Inc.          n/a
P.O. Box 430                  Ont. Que
Larder Lake, P0K 1L0          Value added, specialty
705-643-2389/643-2329         timbers up to 24' in length

Note 1: Mill employees

Note 2: millions of boardfeet

n/a = not applicable

n/p = not provided

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