First Nations-owned Vancouver Island wood chip plant set to close in March – Times Colonist
Jan. 22, 2026
Atli Resources says the closure of Domtar’s pulp mill in Crofton effectively eliminated the demand for wood chips produced at its Beaver Cove facility.
A wood-chip plant on northern Vancouver Island that was acquired with help from provincial funding is closing, the latest setback for the province’s forestry sector.
Atli Resources chief executive Jonathan Lok said in a statement that the Atli Chip LP facility in Beaver Cove will close in March due to “ongoing structural changes affecting British Columbia’s coastal forest sector.”
The statement said a major factor was last month’s announcement of the closure of Domtar’s pulp mill in Crofton, which Atli said effectively eliminated the demand for wood chips produced at Beaver Cove.
