Chisholm Lumber
Canadian lumbar company
Chisholm Lumber is a lumber company located in Roslin, Ontario, Canada. It has operated the Chisholm's Mill since 1857, has five subsidiaries, and employs 40 staff along with dozens of contractors.
It has been operated by six generations of the Chisholm family.
History and ownership
Chisholm Lumber was founded in 1857 when William Fraser Chisholm purchased the Shipman’s Flour and Sawmill, on the banks of the Moira River. Since 1857, the mill has been known as Chisholm's Mill.
The fifth generation of the Chisholm family, Doug Chisholm and his cousin Paul Chisholm bought the company from their fathers in 1981 and ran it until 2010. Peter Chisholm (President) and Jordan Chisholm represent the sixth generation currently running the operation.
Marking its 150th anniversary in 2007, the company donated a 1.5 acre plot of land and $20,000 of lumber to Habitat for Humanity.
A fire destroyed the Chisholm's Mill in 1944 and a 2004 fire, which destroyed the kilns. Replacement kilns were installed in 2005.
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