VANCOUVER ISLAND — Two Vancouver Island wood-product manufacturers will soon be able to produce more products, including mass-timber, thanks to funding from the Province of B.C.
According to a release, Western Forest Products’ division in Chemainus, through the Province’s BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund, is receiving as much as $7.5 million to add two new continuous dry kilns to its manufacturing operations. These kilns allow Western to expand applications for second-growth western hemlock, including in future mass-timber inputs.
Island TimberFrame in Cumberland is receiving as much as $325,000 to expand its production of structural mass timber and wood-finishing products through the purchase and installation of new advanced manufacturing equipment, the release adds.
Since 2023, the program has committed nearly $91 million in support of 75 forest product manufacturers, which is leading to more than $590 million in total investment.
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