Western Reports First Quarter 2008, Results Reflect Forest Products Market Downturn

Market Wire, May, 2008

Western Forest Products Inc. (TSX: WEF) ("Western" or "the Company") today announced results for the first quarter of 2008. The Company reported a net loss for the quarter of $17.0 million ($0.08 per share).

The First Interim Report for 2008 is available on SEDAR and on the Company's website at www.westernforest.com .

TELECONFERENCE CALL: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. PST/1:00 p.m. EST

On Tuesday, May 13, 2008, Western Forest Products Inc. will host a teleconference call at 10:00 a.m. PST (1:00 p.m. EST). To participate in the teleconference please dial 1-800-591-7539 in Canada and the U.S. (toll free) and in Toronto or Internationally, 416-644-3421 before 10:00 a.m. PST (1:00 p.m. EST). This call will be taped, available one hour after the teleconference, and on replay until May 27, 2008. To hear a complete replay, please call 1-877-289-8525 in Canada and the U.S. (toll free), Passcode 21270571# or in Toronto and Internationally, 416-640-1917, Passcode 21270571#. This call will also be webcast from Western's website at www.westernforest.com .

Western Forest Products

Western is an integrated Canadian forest products company and the largest coastal British Columbia woodland operator and lumber producer with an annual available harvest of approximately 7.5 million cubic metres of timber of which 7.3 million cubic metres is from Crown lands and lumber capacity in excess of 1.5 billion board feet from eight sawmills and four remanufacturing plants. Principal activities conducted by the Company include timber harvesting, reforestation, sawmilling logs into lumber and wood chips and value-added remanufacturing. Substantially all of Western's operations, employees and corporate facilities are located in the coastal region of British Columbia while its products are sold in over 30 countries worldwide.

Western Forest Products Inc.

2008 First Quarter Report

Management's Discussion & Analysis

The following discussion and analysis reports and comments on the financial condition and results of operations of Western Forest Products Inc. ("Company", "Western", "us", "we", or "our"), on a consolidated basis, for our first interim period ended March 31, 2008 to help security holders and other readers understand our Company and the key factors underlying our financial results. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our audited annual consolidated financial statements and management's discussion and analysis ("MD&A") for the year ended December 31, 2007 (the "2007 Annual Report"), all of which can be found on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR), at http://www.sedar.com .

We have prepared the financial information contained in this discussion and analysis in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). Reference is also made to EBITDA(1). EBITDA is defined as operating income (loss) plus amortization of property, plant and equipment and the write-down of property, plant and equipment and operating restructuring costs. We use EBITDA as a benchmark measurement of our own operating results and as a benchmark relative to our competitors. We consider EBITDA to be a meaningful supplement to operating income as a performance measure primarily because amortization expense and property write-downs are not cash costs, and vary widely from company to company in a manner that we consider largely independent of the underlying cost efficiency of their operating facilities. Further, operating restructuring costs are not expected to occur on a regular basis and may make comparisons of our operating results between periods more difficult. We also believe EBITDA is commonly used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties to evaluate our financial performance.

EBITDA does not represent cash generated from operations as defined by Canadian GAAP and it is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs. Furthermore, EBITDA does not reflect the impact of a number of items that affect our net income (loss). EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP, and should not be considered as an alternative to measures of performance under GAAP. Moreover, because all companies do not calculate EBITDA in the same manner, EBITDA as calculated by us may differ from EBITDA as calculated by other companies.

This management's discussion and analysis contains statements which constitute forward-looking statements and forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Those statements and information appear in a number of places in this document and include statements and information regarding our intent, belief or current expectations primarily with respect to market and general economic conditions, future costs, expenditures, available harvest levels and our future operating performance. Such statements and information may be indicated by words such as "estimate", "expect", "anticipate", "plan", "intend", "believe", "should", "may" and similar words and phrases. Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements and information are not guarantees and may involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements or information as a result of various factors. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others: general economic conditions, competition and selling prices, changes in foreign currency exchange rates, labour disruptions, natural disasters, relations with First Nations groups, changes in laws, regulations or public policy, misjudgments in the course of preparing forward-looking statements or information and other factors referenced under the "Risk Factors" section in our Annual Information Form dated March 4, 2008 and under the "Risks and Uncertainties" section of our MD&A in our 2007 Annual Report. All written and oral forward-looking statements or information attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. Except as required by law, Western does not expect to update forward-looking statements or information as conditions change.