Western Announces AGM Presentation will be Webcast

TSX: WEF

DUNCAN, BC, June 13 /CNW/ - Western Forest Products Inc. ("Western" or
the "Company") announced today that it will be providing an overview and
update of its current operations through a PowerPoint presentation at its
annual general meeting this Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) in the
Pacific Rim Room I, at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Vancouver. The AGM and
presentation will be webcast and available through our website at
www.westernforest.com. The PowerPoint presentation will also be made available
on our website prior to the presentation and will thereafter be archived on
our website. A copy of our presentation may also be obtained from our
corporate secretary.

About Western:

Western is an integrated Canadian forest products company and the second
largest coastal woodland operator in British Columbia. Principal activities
conducted by Western and its subsidiaries include timber harvesting,
reforestation, sawmilling logs into lumber and wood chips, value-added
remanufacturing and producing NBSK pulp. Over 95% of Western's logging is
conducted on government owned timberlands in British Columbia. All of
Western's operations, employees and corporate facilities are located in the
coastal region of British Columbia and its products are sold in 30 countries
worldwide.