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                       MILLAR WESTERN FOREST PRODUCTS LTD.

                                OFFER TO EXCHANGE

                   ALL OUTSTANDING 7.75% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2013
                   (US$190,000,000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT)

                                       FOR

                           7.75% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2013
                  (US$190,000,000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT),
           WHICH HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

To Securities Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees:

Enclosed for your consideration is a Prospectus dated          , 2004 (as the
same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Prospectus") and a
form of Letter of Transmittal (the "Letter of Transmittal") relating to the
offer (the "Exchange Offer") by Millar Western Forest Products Ltd. ("Millar
Western") to exchange up to US$190,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its
7.75% Senior Notes due 2013 which have been registered under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "New Notes"), for up to US$190,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of its outstanding 7.75% Senior Notes due 2013 that were issued
and sold in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Old Notes").

We are asking you to contact your clients for whom you hold Old Notes registered
in your name or in the name of your nominee. In addition, we ask you to contact
your clients who, to your knowledge, hold Old Notes registered in their own
name. Millar Western will not pay any fees or commissions to any broker, dealer
or other person in connection with the solicitation of tenders pursuant to the
Exchange Offer. You will, however, be reimbursed by Millar Western for customary
mailing and handling expenses incurred by you for forwarding any of the enclosed
materials to your clients. Millar Western will pay all transfer taxes, if any,
applicable to the tender of Old Notes to it or its order, except as otherwise
provided in the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal.

Enclosed are copies of the following documents:

     1.   the Prospectus;

     2.   a Letter of Transmittal for your use in connection with the exchange
          of Old Notes and for the information of your clients (facsimile copies
          of the Letter of Transmittal may be used to exchange Old Notes);

     3.   a form of letter that may be sent to your clients for whose accounts
          you hold Old Notes registered in your name or the name of your
          nominee, with space provided for obtaining the clients' instructions
          with regard to the Exchange Offer;

     4.   a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery; and

     5.   a return envelope addressed to The Bank of New York, the Exchange
          Agent.

YOUR PROMPT ACTION IS REQUESTED. THE EXCHANGE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M.,
NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON          , UNLESS EXTENDED (THE "EXPIRATION DATE"). OLD
NOTES TENDERED PURSUANT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER MAY BE WITHDRAWN, SUBJECT TO THE
PROCEDURES DESCRIBED IN THE PROSPECTUS AND THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, AT ANY
TIME PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION DATE.


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To tender Old Notes, certificates for Old Notes or a book-entry confirmation
(see the section entitled "Exchange Offer" in the Prospectus), a duly executed
and properly completed Letter of Transmittal or a facsimile thereof, and any
other required documents, must be received by the Exchange Agent as provided in
the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal.

Questions and requests for assistance with respect to the Exchange Offer or
requests for additional copies of the enclosed material may be directed to the
Exchange Agent at its address set forth in the Prospectus or to Millar Western
at (780) 486-8200.

                                             Very truly yours,

                                             MILLAR WESTERN FOREST PRODUCTS LTD.



NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN OR IN THE ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS SHALL CONSTITUTE YOU OR
ANY OTHER PERSON AS AN AGENT OF MILLAR WESTERN FOREST PRODUCTS LTD. OR THE
EXCHANGE AGENT, OR ANY AFFILIATE THEREOF, OR AUTHORIZE YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON
TO MAKE ANY STATEMENTS OR USE ANY DOCUMENT ON BEHALF OF ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT
TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER, EXCEPT FOR THE ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS AND THE STATEMENTS
EXPRESSLY MADE IN THE PROSPECTUS AND THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.


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