Coniferous stumpage fees -- paid by forest companies for evergreen wood such as pine or spruce harvested from Crown land -- have nearly doubled to $67.31 in September.

On Friday, West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd., Interfor Corp. and Canfor Corp. all rose to new 52-week high stock prices on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

The announcement comes less than a week after the business announced it would be shutting its Kelowna lumber mill down permanently in January.

Tolko blamed the extended shutdown on economic conditions.

Companies cite low lumber prices, high log costs as reasons why production is being curtailed.

The wildfires continue to burn in British Columbia and it's more than just smoky air that's affecting southern Alberta.