Mr. Ted Seraphim reports

WEST FRASER TIMBER CO. LTD. ("WFT"): NOTICE OF FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. will hold an analysts conference call to discuss fourth quarter 2016 financial and operating results on Feb. 17, 2017, at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time/11:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

To participate in the call, please dial:

Toll-free North America:  1-866-225-0198

Please let the operator know you wish to participate in the West Fraser conference call chaired by Ted Seraphim, president and chief executive officer.

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

The call will be recorded for webcasting purposes and will be available on the company website. West Fraser's fourth quarter 2016 financial and operating results will be released on Feb. 16, 2017.