Highway 16 — West of Smithers, BC
A working cant sawmill milling the dry balsam other mills can't — turning logs left behind in the bush into solid timber, every fibre used, nothing wasted.
About the mill
Seaton Forest Products is a family-scale cant sawmill tucked between Witset and Hazelton on Highway 16. Since 2016 we've been milling dry balsam — the logs that other mills won't touch — into clean, square cants destined for remanufacturing in Langley and beyond.
We work small on purpose. Twenty-five people, one yard, and a steady rhythm of trucks in and trucks out. Every log that comes through the gate leaves as cants for finished lumber or as chips bound for a local pellet plant. A hundred percent use, every time.
What we mill
Dry balsam, cut to size. Most of our cants ship to a remanufacturing facility in Langley; a portion goes direct to local customers. Get in touch for quotes, lead times, or custom orders.
Our bread and butter. Square-milled timbers in eight standard dimensions and three lengths, graded and banded for transport.
Lifts of 2-inch rough boards in random widths and lengths. Honest, workable material — perfect for fencing, barns, outbuildings, or anyone who'd rather mill their own finish than pay for it.
Random widths & lengthsEvery bit of fibre that isn't a cant becomes chips, trucked to a local pellet plant. Zero waste, by design.
Bulk — by the trailerBigger order, odd size, unusual spec? We're small enough to pick up the phone and figure it out with you.
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Log to lumber
We work with dry balsam — logs previously burnt or left in the bush. Wood that's no longer a candidate for a bigger mill is exactly what we want.
Our line cuts cants in eight sizes and three lengths — squared, stacked, and banded for long-haul transport.
The bulk of our cants travel south to a remanufacturing partner in Langley, where they become the finished lumber you'd recognize on a jobsite.
What doesn't become a cant becomes chips — trucked locally to a pellet plant. No burn piles. No waste. Just heat for somebody's winter.
Community & stewardship
Three out of every four people on our crew are First Nations. That's not a statistic we chase — it's who we are and where we work. The mill sits on traditional territory in the Bulkley Valley, and we're proud that the jobs here stay in the communities that surround it.
Our whole operation is built around making use of wood that would otherwise burn or rot. Every log becomes cants or chips. Every cant gets a second life as finished lumber. Every chip helps heat a home. That's our version of sustainability — practical, local, and accountable to the land we work on.
Get in touch
For pricing, availability, lead times, or custom orders — email the office or drop us a note. We're a small outfit and we'll get back to you quickly.
