New mills, new jobs boost Port Alberni in Langley company's $70-million project

Port Alberni’s economy has received a huge boost with news that Langley’s San Group Inc. will put $60 million to $70 million into a trio of mills and provide employment for about 135 people in three phases.
The centrepiece will be a HewSaw mill, designed in Finland, that specializes in small-dimension wood.
To build the new sawmill, family-owned San Group, based in Langley, is buying 25 acres at the Catalyst Paper site in Port Alberni, and will provide Catalyst with wood chips.