1917 - 2017 

Robin is the current president of ELCO.  He and his wife Christine have two children, daughter Leslie Wilber-Campbell and son Mark, and two grandsons, Ty and Tristan Campbell.

Robin was introduced to the sawmill industry at a very early age.  At that time, ELCO’s head office was located in Halifax, Nova Scotia.  As the Wilber family resided in Halifax, Robin would be required to spend many after school hours in the office learning the administrative side of the business.  On the weekends, he would spend time working in the sawmill on Saturdays and other non-school days and cruising timber with his father on Sundays.

Upon completing his formal education, Robin continued to be mentored by his father on the administration and sales aspects of running a company and his father’s partner Luther Anderson mentored Robin on the more practical and mechanical requirements of running a sawmill.  Downey Thompson, ELCO’s current Senior Woodlands Consultant, also played an important role in mentoring Robin.

Following the passing of his father, Robin realized that in order to remain competitive, a major investment in the sawmill was essential.  Robin also implemented a market shift from retail to wholesale.  Another key to the future success of ELCO was to initiate a branding change in the quality of ELCO Lumber.  ELCO’s new focus was to produce a PREMIUM product and to create a demand for that product.