Vancouver,British Columbia, Canada, 18 January 2010 -- West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. will hold an analyst conference call to discuss fourth quarter 2009 financial and operating results on 15 February, 2010, at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time/11:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. fourth quarter 2009 financial and operating results will be released on 12 February.

To participate in the call, dial 1-866-223-7781 (toll-free North America) and l the operator know you wish to participate in the West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. conference call chaired by Hank Ketcham, chairman, president, and CEO.

Following management's discussion of the quarterly results, the analyst and investment community will be invited to ask questions.

The call will be recorded for webcasting and will be available at www.westfraser.com.

West Fraser is an integrated wood products company producing lumber, LVL, MDF, plywood, pulp, linerboard, kraft paper and
newsprint. The Company has operations in western Canada and the southern United States.West Fraser shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol: www.westfraser.