Jeff Carruthers

WELLAND, Ontario — Fonthill Lumber, a building concern since it was established in 1951, has also been a growing concern for much of the past three years. Completion of that ambitious and massive growth, from a 2,320-square-metre facility on Highway 20 in Fonthill to a sprawling, four-building complex about four times larger on Woodlawn Road in Welland, will be celebrated with a grand opening on Thursday. That’s when Mayor Frank Campion, headlining a guest list of dignitaries, builders and customers from both sides of the Canada-US border, is scheduled. …“Right now, we have the capability of having seven lines to make seven different sets of trusses, plus a four-truss table as well,” manager Jeff Carruthers said. Besides a manufacturing facility for trusses and an administration building that includes a retail out, the 16.2-hectare site also has what the manager calls the “sawmill.”