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Bulkley Valley, BC

Sawmill Lumber Serving Bulkley Valley

Seaton Forest Products is a cant sawmill in the heart of the Bulkley Valley, on Highway 16 between Witset and Hazelton. We mill dry balsam timber and supply forestry products to the region.

Built on this land, by the people of this land

The mill sits on traditional territory in the Bulkley Valley, and three out of every four people on our crew are First Nations. That is not a statistic we chase: it is who we are and where we work. The jobs here stay in the communities that surround the mill.

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.

Forestry products for the valley

  • Dry balsam cants for remanufacturing and finished lumber.
  • Two-inch rough-cut boards for fencing, barns, and outbuildings.
  • Wood chips trucked locally to a pellet plant.
  • Custom timber and wood beams on request, squared from 4x4 up to 12x12.

Need squared wood beams for posts or framing in the valley? Our custom timber and wood beams are milled here on Highway 16. If you are building or working anywhere in the valley and need timber, get in touch.

Two kinds of buyers, one yard

Valley customers come in two shapes. Farmers, ranchers, and builders buy retail: rough-cut boards and timbers by the lift, picked up at the yard. Remanufacturers and wholesale buyers take cants by the truckload. We quote both the same way: tell us sizes, volumes, and timing, and we will give you a straight answer.

Common questions

Good to know.

Where in the Bulkley Valley is the mill?

On Highway 16 between Witset and Hazelton, west of Smithers, at 7865 BC-16 W.

Do you supply timber to local builders?

Yes. A portion of our cants and boards goes direct to local customers throughout the Bulkley Valley. Reach out with what you need.

What makes Seaton different from other mills?

We are community-rooted and small by design. We mill dry balsam other mills walk past, our crew is three-quarters First Nations, and every log becomes either cants or chips.

Bulkley Valley timber, ready when you are.

We are a small mill on Highway 16 supplying cants, boards, chips, and custom timber across the valley.