out clearcutting and embrace the variable retention method of harvesting timber, but was occasionally accused of falling short of the commitment. Weyerhaeuser In June 1999, Weyerhaeuser announced its intention to buy MacMillan Bloedel Limited of Canada for stock valued at about US$2.45 billion. The merger made Weyerhaeuser, which at that time was already the world's largest producer of softwood lumber and market pulp, a leader in packaging as well. References Forests.org: MacMillan Bloedel Announces They May Stop Clearcutting Oldgrowth Forests A Matter of Method: Merve Wilkinson's Wildwood Tree Farm Supreme Court of Canada: MacMillan Bloedel vs. Simpson MacMillan Bloedel Violates Rainforest Protection Agreement Taylor, G.W., Timber: History of the Forest Industry in B.C., Vancouver, B.C.: J.J. Douglas, 1975. External links Weyerhaeuser MacMillan Bloedel Limited fonds – A record of the company's history from the UBC Library Digital Collections 1958 film footage of the VanPly division Defunct companies of British Columbia Pulp and paper companies of Canada Renewable resource companies established in 1951 Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1999 Manufacturing companies based in Vancouver Weyerhaeuser Defunct pulp and paper companies 1951 establishments in British Columbia 1999 disestablishments in British Columbia Manufacturing companies established in 1951