NorSask aiming to complete mill rebuild by October
Things are almost back to business as usual at NorSask Forest Products after a fire claimed the log infeed system at the mill in mid-January this year.
Al Balisky, president and CEO of MLTC Industrial Investment – the parent company which runs NorSask – said the company has brought on more workers to bring the rebuild process to completion by October, and construction is well underway.
“There will be accelerated action on-site from mid-August to late September in preparation for early October start up,” he said. “Foundation work is nearing completion, [and] much of the new sawmill equipment has been delivered on-site.”
Balisky said the list of replacement equipment to be installed includes new log entry bins, wave feeders, log conveyors, waste conveyors, two de-barkers, a new slasher deck and log storage bins.