Résultats

    The vertical pipes are part of the former Abitibi hardboard press which closed down some years ago.

    The spill dams on the Sturgeon River were built in 1923-24 with a continuous pour of 5,399 cubic yards of concrete in 10 hour shifts. The municipality of West Nipissing bought the hydro dams when Weyerhaeuser closed down its mill in the early 2000s.

    Barrage hydro-électrique sur la Rivière Sturgeon, Sturgeon Falls. / Hydro Dam on the Sturgeon River, Sturgeon Falls. In the early days of paper making, the Sturgeon River water provided energy to mechanically operate grinders and other equipment.

    An autobiography of David Lafleur written for the Historical Society of Nipissing.

    ... à Montréal, tente une série d'opérations et lui donne 20/200 de vision dan un œil...

    A biography of Gaetan Rochon written for the Historical Society of Nipissing.

    A biography of Hector Giroux written for the Historical Society of Nipissing.

    A biography of Ida Comeau written for the Historical Society of Nipissing.

    A biography of Jacqueline Séguin written for the Historical Society of Nipissing.

    An autobiography of Hector Giroux written for the Historical Society of Nipissing.

    A biography of Marie Duhaime written for the Historical Society of Nipissing.

    A biography of Monseigneur Benoît Fortier written for the Historical Society of Nipissing.

    A biography of Narcisse Courchesne written for the Historical Society of Nipissing.

    A biography of Nicol Patenaude written for the Historical Society of Nipissing.

    An autobiography of Roger Lafond written for the Historical Society of Nipissing.

    An autobiography of Soeur Marie de l'Assomption f.d.l.s. written for the Historical Society of Nipissing.

    While the photograph appears to show a complex process, most other paper mills use computers, sensors and high end equipment.

    Photo du bureau dans le moulin Weyerhaeuser à Sturgeon Falls avant sa démoliton en 2004. / Photograph of the Weyerhaeuser mill office in Sturgeon Falls before its demolition in 2004.

    Photo du bureau principal du moulin Weyerhaeuser vers l'est. / Photograph of the Weyerhaeuser main office and part of the mill facing east.

    Heavy construction equipment is knocking the Weyerhaeuser buildings. Weyerhaeuser was the last mill in a string of different owners since the turn of the last century on a site known as Abitibi along the Sturgeon River.