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Western Forest Products Announces Release Date of Second Quarter 2017 Results and Conference Call Details

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – June 30, 2017) – Western Forest Products’ (TSX:WEF) second quarter 2017 financial and operating results will be released on Wednesday, August 2, 2017.

Analysts, investors and media are invited to participate in Western Forest Products’ second quarter 2017 conference call on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. PST (12:00 p.m. EST).

Don Demens, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Stephen Williams, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will discuss the Company’s second quarter 2017 results followed by a question and answer session.

To join the conference call, dial:
From Toronto: 416-340-2217
Toll-free from Canada and the US: 1-800-806-5484
Passcode: 2730499#
To access the instant replay of the call, dial:
From Toronto: 905-694-9451
Toll-free from Canada and the US: 1-800-408-3053
Passcode: 5874180#

The instant replay will be available until August 14, 2017 at 8:59 p.m. PST (11:59 p.m. EST).

About Western Forest Products Inc.

Western is an integrated Canadian forest products company, and is the largest coastal British Columbia woodland operator and lumber producer. The Company has an annual available harvest of approximately 6.1 million cubic metres of timber, of which approximately 5.9 million cubic metres is from Crown lands. Western has a lumber production capacity in excess of 1.1 billion board feet from seven sawmills and one remanufacturing plant. Principal activities conducted by the Company include timber harvesting, reforestation, sawmilling logs into lumber and wood chips, and value-added remanufacturing. Substantially all of Western’s operations, employees and corporate facilities are located in the coastal region of British Columbia, with sales worldwide.

Stephen Williams
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
(604) 648-4500