Carrot River’s Dunkley Lumber going ahead with $100 million expansion

By Jessica Durling
The Toronto Star
September 10, 2021
Category: Business & Politics
Region: Canada, Canada West

A $100 million expansion at Dunkley Lumber sawmill in Carrot River is expected to create 240 new direct and indirect jobs through growth in lumber sales and exports.  The Government of Saskatchewan announced on Sept. 10 that they approved timber allocations to support the proposed expansion. …While the province is allocating some of the additional timber required for this project, the majority of timber will be secured by the company through commercial agreements negotiated with Indigenous timber allocation holders and private landowners.  Brennan Hall, Carrot River’s administrator, called the development “huge” for the community.  “Dunkley is one of the main core businesses and employers that drives this town,” Hall said. …According to Rob Novak, president with Dunkley Lumber, the sawmill will add a second saw line and increase production over five phases of development by the fall of 2023. 

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