Not your typical pile of wood: Massive stack of Muskrat Falls timber sold to Chinese buyer
Some of the earliest work on the Muskrat Falls project in Labrador was cutting timber to make way for the site of the future hydroelectric station. That felled wood has been sitting idle ever since, but now will soon be on its way to China.
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JP Forestry had planed to chip the timber for biofuel until they found a buyer for whole logs
Posted: May 03, 2021 6:00 AM NT | Last Updated: May 3
Greg Penney, Dean Joyce, and Innu Nation Grand Chief Etienne Rich are optimistic about the new timber deal. (Submitted by Greg Penney)
Chinese company to buy wood felled from Labrador hydroelectric station site
May 3, 2021
Timber cut to make way for a new hydroelectric station in Labrador is heading to China. The wood has been sitting idle for the past six or more years at the Muskrat Falls project site.
The original plan was for JP Forestry, in an agreement with the Innu Nation, to ship the leftover wood to Europe, but a deal has been reached with a Chinese company to purchase the whole logs.
The felled wood was initially planned to be chipped for biofuel. The logs will be trimmed to size before shipping. JP Forestry CEO Greg Penney tells