West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 08 February 2010 -- (Marketwire) -- West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (TSX:WFT - News) has rescheduled its analysts' conference call to discuss fourth quarter 2009 financial and operating results. This change is necessary to recognize statutory holidays in Alberta, Ontario, and the United States. The call will now take place on 16 February at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Time/11:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

To participate in the call, dial 1-866-223-7781 (toll-free, North America). Let 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 web-casting and will be available at www.westfraser.com. West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.'s fourth quarter 2009 financial and operating results will be released on 12 February 2010.

West Fraser is an integrated wood products company producing lumber, wood chips, LVL, MDF, plywood, pulp, 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".