Sundre Business > Industry
Major Companies in Sundre:
- Alberta Treasury Branch
- Bank of Montreal
- BP Canada
- Hunt Oil
- Mountain View Credit Union
- Pembina
- Petro Canada
- Shell Canada Limited
- Solex Oil of Canada
- Sundre Forest Products
Sundre Forest Products Inc.
(a Division of West Fraser Mills Ltd.)
Sundre Forest Products Inc., a Division of West Fraser Mills Ltd., is an integrated forest product company manufacturing dimensional lumber and treated wood products. Markets include western Canada, the U.S. mid-west and northwest, and Japan and Taiwan. The initial employee base has expanded from the original 40 to more than 250 year-round at Sundre Forest Products, 215 at West Fraser LVL and an additional 600 seasonal workers in the harvesting and reforestation aspects of the company.
In 1992, a 20-year Forest Management Agreement was signed with the Province of Alberta. This contracted to Sundre Forest Products the development, utilization and stewardship of 656,446 hectares of total land base. This ensures Sundre Forest Products a sustainable flow of wood fibre to meet its production requirements of 245 million board feet of lumber per year as well as supplying fiber to West Fraser LVL in the Rocky Mountain House area.
In 1994, production commenced at the West Fraser LVL engineered wood plant in the Rocky Mountain House area, producing laminated veneer lumber by the summer of 1997.
Sundre Petroleum Operators Group
SPOG is a partnership of industry, government, and the public.
Working together is the foundation for any community. The purpose of SPOG is to create a long-term relationship between the Oil and Gas Industry and the members of the community based on trust, honesty, and respect by way of sharing pertinent information. SPOG has a long track record of successfully including community members in influencing local developments. Local residents need to participate, and SPOG actively seeks volunteers.
SPOG was formed in 1992. Since then, this partnership has grown and evolved into a world-class model demonstrating community and industry working collaboratively. SPOG now has 15 associate community representatives communicating to its regions, plus over 100 public volunteers on sub-committees. SPOG has gained international recognition for its work with community involvement and is a recognized leader in the province. IN 2003, the Sundre community chose SPOG as its "Ambassador of the Year".
SPOG actively encourages concerned members of the public to participate to ensure a healthy and balanced community where we can all prosper.
Sundre Petroleum Operators Group
1-888-878-2306
