Sep 01, 2008. /Lesprom.com/. Conifex is officially the new owner of the former Pope & Talbot sawmill in Fort St. James, British Columbia, Pulp and Paper Canada reported. Former mill owner Pope & Talbot laid off employees in October, and subsequently declared bankruptcy. Conifex is a newly formed forestry and sawmilling company, with its head office in Montreal. In January it acquired Domtar's forest products division, including its sawmills and timber rights in Quebec and Ontario. At the time of the acquisition, chair of the company's board of directors Ken Shields said that Conifex's goal was to become a forestry and sawmilling leader in eastern Canada.