Chipman: Making Room for Families
Community spotlight
Nineteen families moved into new homes in Chipman this past summer. Twenty-one more are on the way.
It's part of a rent-to-own program — the first of its kind in New Brunswick — that gives newcomers a place to settle while they build careers in our Sawmill and Woodlands divisions.
We've supported newcomers since 2017 with language training, education and transportation. But housing has always been the hard part. You can't put down roots without a place to call home.
The program is a partnership with the Housing Hub of New Brunswick, the provincial and federal governments, the Municipality of Grand Lake and the Chipman Housing Authority. Forty homes in total, under New Brunswick's Rural Workforce Housing Pilot.
In 2025, 81 newcomers and their families joined our operations. Most are settling into communities like Chipman, where a stable job and affordable housing give people a real shot at staying.
When local hiring can't fill every role, immigration helps. The homes going up in Chipman aren't just about addressing a labour gap. They're about keeping a community going. More families. More local spending. More kids in schools.
More life in a place that depends on the forest, and the people who take care of it.