VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Oct. 6, 2009 (Marketwire) --

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/06/09 -- West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (TSX: WFT) will hold an analysts' conference call to discuss third quarter 2009 financial and operating results on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time/11:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

To participate in the call, please dial:

1-800-355-4959 (Toll-free North America)

Please let the operator know you wish to participate in the West Fraser 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 purposes and will be available on our website at www.westfraser.com. West Fraser's third quarter 2009 financial and operating results will be released on Monday, November 2, 2009.

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: "WFT".