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Haida manufactures over 100 patterns and cedar masks, totem poles and other cultural
products of Western Red Cedar. These range from artifacts of haunting beauty are displayed in
S1S2E / S4S finish, T & G panellings and sidings galleries and museums worldwide.
to outdoor wood items such as posts, decking,
Out of respect for these magnificent people and
poles and timbers.
their reverence for Western Red Cedar, Haida
Our feature product is Haida Skirl siding. This is a Forest Products Ltd. has adopted this time-
sawn textured wavy edge siding, which is honoured name to identify the company and the
individually machined to enhance its natural premium cedar products that we manufacture.
appearance. It is perfect as a complete exterior
finish and also ideally suited to compliment the
rugged beauty of a cedar shake roof, or the
natural appeal of stone or brick.

The Haida Story:

"Haida" is derived from the name Haida Gwaii.
The Haida Gwaii people were among the earliest
residents of the British Columbia coastal region.
The Haida Gwaii nation revered the giant cedar
tree as "the tree of life". Their canoes, made from
a single Western Red Cedar log, measured up to
50 feet in length and carried a crew of 40. Shelter,
clothing and medicine were all obtained from the
timber, roots and bark of the cedar tree. Today,
Haida art is internationally admired as carved

8818 Greenall Avenue
Burnaby, BC
V5J 3M7
T. 604.437.3434 • F. 604.437.7222
www.haidaforest.com