15 First Nations
Through its Indigenous ownership and employment, the Northwind operation is affiliated with fifteen (15) First Nations. Northwind employs approximately 40 individuals most of whom are Indigenous.
The Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC), via its corporate business development entity MLTC Industrial Investments LP (MLTCII), purchased the assets of NorthWind Forest Products (formerly L&M Wood Products) in October of 2018. MLTC purchased the treatment plant assets in 2023.
Based in Glaslyn, Saskatchewan, NorthWind Forest Products is a manufacturing facility that has been producing speciality wood products for over 60 years. With the purchase of the NorthWind Forest Products (NorthWind) operations, MLTC further entrenches its reputation as Canada’s premiere 100% Indigenous-owned forest products manufacturing enterprise.
The purchase of NorthWind provides continued economic growth for MLTC in Canada’s forest sector. The ownership of NorthWind by MLTC further distinguishes northwest Saskatchewan as Canada’s foremost jurisdiction of Indigenous ownership and manufacturing in the Canadian forestry sector.
The ongoing 30-year story of MLTC ownership in the forest industry, including the acquisition of NorthWind, is important in that it provides new domestic and international wood market growth opportunities, continued regional employment for Indigenous communities and economic stability.
MLTC is proud to promote NorthWind Forest Products as the flagship, 100% Indigenous-owned manufacturer of treated specialty wood products (timbers, posts and rails) in Canada.