Since founding Nelson River Logging Ltd. in 1992, owners Albert and Jim McIvor haven’t been sitting still. Always looking to grow their business, in their first year, they purchased a wood chipper. Several years later, they purchased a pre-engineered convex commercial steel structure to serve as the base for their business. In 1998, they purchased a delimber and in 2012, they purchased a feller buncher.

They credit the Communities Economic Development Fund (CEDF) for playing a key role in their success.

“They’ve been helping us since the beginning, with everything from the purchase of equipment to consolidating our debt when there was a downturn in the logging industry,” said Jim McIvor. “When we couldn’t get a bank loan to purchase our much-needed building, CEDF was there to help.”