Interior construction to start at Thunderchild cannabis cultivation facility

Phase one includes an approximately 85,000 square foot indoor growing facility which, once licensed, is expected to produce around 7,300 kg of high-quality, consistent dried cannabis flower annually. Phase two is expected to double the annual production of the grow operation.

Once licensed by Health Canada, the facility will be Westleaf’s flagship grow operation.

The facility will provide product to the company’s extraction and processing facility in Calgary and the company’s retail operations in Western Canada, Prairie Records.

President and CEO of Westleaf Scott Hurd said the facility is a key component in their vertically integrated cannabis strategy and is designed to produce “some of the highest quality cannabis in the industry.”

The wholly owned Thunderchild cultivation facility began as a partnership with the Thunderchild First Nation and is being built on land owned by the First Nation in Battleford.

“We believe this facility will be a source of pride for the members of the Thunderchild Nation and provide a source of long-term employment going forward,” Hurd said.

Once fully operational, the facility is expected to employ up to 150 people from neighbouring communities.

The development of the facility is overseen by four members of Westleaf’s executive team, who are veterans of the Colorado cannabis industry.

Both of Westleaf’s production facilities under construction are scheduled for completion in 2019.

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by Tyler Marr

Interior construction to start at Thunderchild cannabis cultivation facility

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