Mr. Chris Virostek reports

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

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. will hold an analyst conference call to discuss third quarter 2017 financial and operating results on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time (11:30 a.m. Eastern Time).

To participate in the call, please dial 1-888-390-0546 (toll-free North America).

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's website. West Fraser's third quarter 2017 financial and operating results will be released on Monday, Oct. 23, 2017.

West Fraser is a diversified wood products company producing lumber, LVL, MDF, plywood, pulp, newsprint, wood chips and energy with facilities in Western Canada and the Southern United States.