Power of Attorney



       Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of Cyrus D. Marter IV, Lizbeth J.
Stenmark, Richard W. Schelin, and Roberta L. Louis, signing singly, the
undersigneds true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigneds capacity as an officer and/or director of
Forest Oil Corporation (the Company), Forms 3, 4, and 5, in
accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete
and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute
any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such
form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and
any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-
in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or
legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood
that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of
Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms
and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-facts discretion.

       The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise
of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents
and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally
present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-facts substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and
powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigneds responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

       This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5
with respect to the undersigneds holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-
in-fact.

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused the Power of
Attorney to be executed as of the 18th day of April 2007.



/s/ MARK E. BUSH
Mark E. Bush