Western Forest Products Inc. completes acquisition of certain assets of Columbia Vista Corporation and related entities located in Vancouver, Washington.

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Western Forest Products completes acquisition of Columbia Vista Corporation

Western Forest Products Inc. (“Western”) completes acquisition of certain assets of Columbia Vista Corporation and related entities located in Vancouver, Washington, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.

“This acquisition is consistent with our strategy of pursuing margin-focused business opportunities that complement our position in selected markets,” said Don Demens, Western’s President and CEO.

Columbia Vista is a lumber manufacturer that focuses production on Douglas Fir specialty products for the Japanese and U.S. markets. Columbia Vista operates a sawmill business in Washington.

Western is an integrated forest products company, with operations and employees primarily on the coast of British Columbia and in Washington State, and is the largest coastal British Columbia timberlands operator and lumber producer.