Fort St. John sawmill owned by Canfor officially sold
The Canfor sawmill in Fort St. John has been sold to Alberta-based Rocky Mountain Salvage, after being shuttered in September 2024.
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — After much speculation, the Canfor sawmill in Fort St. John has officially been sold to outside interests.
Canfor media relations representatives confirmed the sale of the sawmill, planer, pellet plant and energy systems to Rocky Mountain Salvage with Energeticcity.ca on May 29th.
Rocky Mountain Salvage is a scrap metal and garbage recycling company with interests in Hinton and Edson, Alberta.
The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed in the statement to Energeticccity.ca.
“Since announcing the closure of the Fort St. John sawmill, Canfor is working to divest the site and assets,” read the statement from Canfor representatives.
“We understand the buyer wants to repurpose the site and provide some economic value to the region.”
The sawmill was announced as closing in September 2024, affecting 220 jobs, along with a facility in Chetwynd.
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Energeticcity.ca has reached out to Rocky Mountain Salvage for further comment, and will update this story as more information becomes available.
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