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Local History > Newspaper Articles on Hudson Bay's Forest Industry

Newspaper Articles On Hudson Bay's Forest Industry

August 12, 1959 $2,500,000 Plant Would Boost Forest Industry In HB
August 19, 1959 Wizewood Limited Issue Progress Report On Plant
September 16, 1959 Expect Wizewood Will Start Production Soon
September 27, 1961 Wizewood Runs First Waferboard
November 8, 1961 Originator Of Waferboard Terms Wizewood 'Pioneers'
September 26, 1962 Wizewood Anniversary On First Year Of Operation
January 9, 1963 Million Dollar Fire At Wizewood
January 16, 1963 Wizewood To Rebuild
October 2, 1963 Wizewood Marks Second Year Of Production
April 14, 1965 MacMillan Bloedel And Powell River Purchase Wizewood Plant
September 2, 1965 Aspenite Open House Attracts 55 Visitors
December 1, 1965 MB & PR Safety Class Receive Certificates
February 7, 1968 Announce $3,900,000 Expansion Program Of Aspenite Plant To Start Early This Year
September 27, 1981 MacMillan Bloedel Marks The 20th Anniversary Of Aspenite
August, 1983 Last Load On Old No. 1 Marks Start Of MB Modernization
May 1995 Stronger OSB Panel Will Access Larger Market Place

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