On Saturday, April 19th, 2025, Zavisha Sawmills experienced a devastating fire which consumed the sawmill on our property. Hines Creek Fire Department responded immediately to our site and began battling the blaze within minutes of being reported.  Additional departments were dispatched from Worsley and Fairview to assist in the battle but despite everyone’s efforts they were not able to extinguish the blaze. Crews were able to contain the fire to the sawmill structure, preventing spread to log and lumber inventories and spreading off the property. SRD provided air support to help with containment as the winds were strong and blowing from the west towards town. Our deepest thanks and appreciation to the community for their support in this tragedy. …As with any situation of this magnitude, the question of the path forward needs to be asked. 

Everything Grande Prairie: Fire at Hines Creek sawmill