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Manufacturing

One mill today. Four in the ten-year plan.

We operate a single mill and one distribution yard. Everything else is partner fibre under long-term off-take. Here’s exactly where each piece of NorthStar comes from.

Primary manufacturing
Saint-Jean Mill
2140 ch. du Lac, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC
Size
74,000 sq ft
Species
Western Red Cedar · Southern Yellow Pine (PT)
Lines
Weinig Powermat 1500 + two SCM planers
Kilns
1 × 85,000 BF Irvington kiln (second scheduled Q3 2026)
Output
1.2M panels / year run-rate

Our one operating mill. Panels, posts and rails are milled here and shipped flat via LTL to 47 partner yards.

Distribution + regional warehousing
Bolton Distribution Yard
235 Wilton Dr, Bolton, ON
Size
38,000 sq ft
Species
All SKUs
Lines
Cross-dock only
Kilns
Output
~180,000 panels / year throughput

Short-haul LTL hub for southern Ontario and the northern US border states. No milling; cross-dock only.

Partner fibre (Western Red Cedar)
Cedar supply — Campbell River
Campbell River, BC
Size
Species
Western Red Cedar
Lines
FSC-certified supplier, multi-year off-take
Kilns
Output

Our Western Red Cedar comes from a FSC-certified partner on Vancouver Island. We rail east in 52-car shipments, roughly six times per year.

Partner fibre (Southern Yellow Pine)
Pine supply — Edmundston
Edmundston, NB (processing) · SE United States (growth)
Size
Species
Southern Yellow Pine
Lines
Treated in Edmundston; logs sourced from Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi
Kilns
Output

PT stock is treated in New Brunswick and shipped by truck to Saint-Jean. All treating is ACQ (no CCA).

Visit the mill

We host dealer tours every second Thursday.

Polaris Pro members are welcome at our Saint-Jean mill. Tours run two hours, end with a yard lunch, and are capped at twelve guests.
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