Prince Rupert Timber from the Highway 16 Corridor

The far end of the same highway

We mill dry balsam: the logs left burnt or behind in the bush that larger mills will not take. Every log leaves the yard as squared cants for finished lumber or as chips bound for a local pellet plant, so nothing is wasted.

Our yard is on Highway 16 between Witset and Hazelton. Prince Rupert is the far west end of that same highway, out on the coast. It is one road the whole way, but it is a long one, so anything heading that direction is a planned haul rather than a pickup.

The part most mills will not tell you

Balsam is not a naturally durable species, and everything we cut is untreated. On the coast, in that rain, that combination matters more than it does inland. For anything exposed to coastal weather or in ground contact, untreated balsam is not the right wood, and we will say so rather than take the order.

Where it does work is covered and interior use, heavy timber that stays dry, and jobs where the wood is going to be treated or finished after it arrives. Tell us what the timber is actually for and where it will sit, and we will tell you honestly whether to buy from us or from someone closer with the right product.

What we can send

• Dry balsam cants, seven cross-sections from 4x4 to 12x12, in lengths from 8 to 20 feet, banded by the lift for long-haul transport. This is what we are set up to move distance.
• Two-inch rough-cut boards by the lift, where the use suits untreated wood.

For a haul this long, volume is what makes it work. Call with what you need and where it is going.