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Exhibit 7.1

Millar Western Forest Products Ltd.

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

|                                         |   | Year ended December 31,             |  
|---------------------------------------- | - | ----------------------------------- | -
|                                         |   | 2012                                |  
|IFRS                                     |   | (in
      thousands, except ratios) |  
|EARNINGS:                                |   |                                     |  
|Earnings before
      income taxes       | $ | (12,716                             | )
|                                         |   |                                     |  
|Fixed charges                            |   | 20,531                              |  
|                                         |   |                                     |  
|TOTAL EARNINGS                           | $ | 7,815                               |  
|                                         |   |                                     |  
|FIXED CHARGES:                           |   |                                     |  
|Interest expense                         | $ | 20,033                              |  
|Amortization of deferred financing costs |   | 498                                 |  
|                                         |   |                                     |  
|TOTAL FIXED CHARGES                      | $ | 20,531                              |  
|                                         |   |                                     |  
|RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED
      CHARGES |   | 0.4                                 | x

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Millar Western Forest Products Ltd.

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

|                                               |   | Year ended December 31,             |  
|---------------------------------------------- | - | ----------------------------------- | -
|                                               |   | 2009                                |  
|Previous GAAP                                  |   | (in
      thousands, except ratios) |  
|EARNINGS:                                      |   |                                     |  
|Earnings before income
      taxes             | $ | (14,880                             | )
|                                               |   |                                     |  
|Fixed charges                                  |   | 18,097                              |  
|                                               |   |                                     |  
|TOTAL EARNINGS                                 | $ | 3,217                               |  
|                                               |   |                                     |  
|FIXED CHARGES:                                 |   |                                     |  
|Interest
      expense                         | $ | 18,097                              |  
|Amortization of deferred
      financing costs |   | -                                   |  
|                                               |   |                                     |  
|TOTAL FIXED CHARGES                            | $ | 18,097                              |  
|                                               |   |                                     |  
|RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES             |   | 0.2                                 | x

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