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WEST FRASER ANNOUNCES CLOSURE OF FRASER LAKE SAWMILL

Newswire.ca - Mon Jan 22, 4:45PM CST

VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 22, 2024 /CNW/ - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. ("West Fraser" or the "Company") (TSX and NYSE: WFG) announced today that it will permanently close its sawmill in Fraser Lake, British Columbia, following an orderly wind-down. Today's decision is the result of West Fraser's inability to access economically viable fibre in the region.

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