Rébec

About Us

Rébec is Groupe Rémabec’s largest subsidiary. With its highly structured management system, this company is today a pioneer of Quebec’s modern forest industry.

Always on the lookout for new forest development trends, it is also the largest private forest management corporation in the province.

Diversified operations

Rébec operates in five major forestry areas:

• Forestry operational planning in three regions of Quebec;
• Management of ligneous matter harvest commissions (softwood and hardwood);
• Forest road construction and maintenance
• Management of the lumber supply assurance with relevant government bodies;
• Management and supply of six forestry camps;
• Forest Mechanized forest development workdevelopment

The company in numbers

Rébec conducts activities in immense public forest areas with yearly statistics that are mindboggling:

• Construction of nearly 800 kilometres of forest roads;
• Maintenance of over 1,000 km of forest roads;
• Harvest and transportation of some 3 million cubic metres of lumber;
• Distribution and management of 20 million litres of fuel;
• Preparation of over between 140150,000 and 200,000 meals;
• Housing for over 450 labourers.

1- Rébec in the Mauricie Region

Rébec manages forestry camps in the Mauricie region,, where the company harvests softwood and hardwood from mixed forests to supply the region’s plants. Moreover, Rébec manages two forestry camps, Oriskany and Kawaie, where up to 225 forestry workers can be housed.

2- Rébec in the Côte-Nord Region

In this region, Rébec’s forestry operations take place north of Port-Cartier, where it mostly harvests softwood, such as black spruce, which yields a unique fibre type in terms of firmness. Rébec thus supplies the Arbec plant in Port-Cartier, where high-quality timber is made. Forestry workers in this region are housed at the Brooch forestry camp, which can accommodate up to 200 people.

3- Rébec in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Region

Forestry harvest in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean mainly occurs in the northern part of the region, where Rébec runs two forestry camps (Noël and Lisette), which together provide work for nearly 300 people. The abundance of softwoods in this area supplies the Arbec plant in L’Ascension, where the lumber is processed into high-quality structural materials.