By paNOW Staff

Big River sawmill to be at full production by early 2014

Oct 15, 2013 | 6:30 AM

The Big River sawmill has started production and expected to go into full production by January or February of 2014.

The sawmill started production in early September according to Bill Kordyban, president of Carrier Forest Products, which owns the mill. The mill will be up to two shifts by early 2014.

“It’s kind of in a limited fashion. We’ve just started one shift in the sawmill,” he said.

The mill was shut down in 2006. Kordyban said there will be new equipment brought into the mill, and more employees will be added. About 40 people are employed there right now, with the total number of workers expected to reach 80 to 100 when the mill is running at full production.

The mill will eventually be able to produce 200 board feet – the standard of lumber annually.

Battle ready

Predators set to defend title as new PGLL season approaches

4h ago

Riderville

Riders Have Options Heading into Tuesday CFL Draft

10h ago

Weekend hockey

PAGC set to host largest Senator's Cup tournament to date

10h ago

Between now and then, Kordyban said there will be some equipment upgrades, some computer and scanning equipment upgrades, and they’ll “smooth out the little bottlenecks occurring right now.”

news@panow.com

On Twitter: @princealbertnow