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Terrace Bay News, 13 Nov 1958, p. 7

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le us us November 13, 1958, TERRACE BAY MILL NOW OPERATING ~ From Terrace Bay News - Nov. 18, 1948. Another milestone was reached on Friday, November 42th at Terrace Bay when unbleached pulp was produced for the first time in the mill from wood cut on LongLac's timber Limits." On'Monday, November 15th, the mill went on a three~shift around the cleck operation. Although bleached pulp vill not be produced for another three or four weeks, the production of unbleach- ed pulp marks the beginning of a new phase of the Terrace Bay project. It is just three years since preliminary survey parties began their work in this area, & during the intervening time. the project has progressed through its various stages. Through the fall and winter of 145% 146 roads were Cleared and a few buildings constructed. By late spring of 1946 more buildings were added to those already - erected in order that men might be housed to build more construction buildings. By late fall of the same year the mill area was cleared and work commenced on the pulp storage building which was to act as storage space for construction materials, and the footings for the Boiler House were poured, By the end of the year: the pay- roll had reached the 400 mark. -- Early in 1947, the general contractors Fraser-Brace Engineering Company (Ontario) Limited moved on to the job and immediately started building a 1000-man camp near the: Millsite which has been called the North - Camp during the construction period. Since that time the Millsite area has been a beehive of activity. Work on 'the' townsite commenced in 1946, and by Christmas nine families were living in homes. During '47 and '48 the townsite was expanded until there are now 226 houses, a modern shopping cente, a seven room school including kindergarten and a 54 room hotel which is.nearly com- pleted. : At the peak of construction, the: work Cont'd next column ig ~ ferracc Bay News THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF PULP MANUFACTURE AT THE KIMBERLY-CLARK MILL IS NOW BEING OBSERVED. A LOT OF TIME, MONEY AND EFFORT HAS GONE INTO THE BUILDING OF THIS MILL AND TOWN.' CONGRATULATIONS ARE THE ORDER OF THE DAY FOR A JOB WELL DONE. WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT THE COMMUNITY WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS AND WE ARE PROUD TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH IT. terrace Bay Enterprises ltd. TERRACE BAY, ONT. | | | | | tia ieee ka ola wns St enti Neeeete e"ae ynr ene Congratulations.. KIMBERLY-CLARK PULP AND PAPER COMPANY LIMITED. ,eeeeon the 10th ANNIVERSARY of the produ¢tion of the first bleached sulphate pulp at Terrace Bay, The vision that established this mill and community, coupled with the skill and intezrity of its operation, have sontributed tremendously to the cultural and economic life of North- western Ontario. WE EXTEND BEST WISHES FOR YOUR CONTINUED PROSPERITY IN THE YEARS TO COME. vewelers Ltd:. lermedée Baye vos: Ni TERRACE BAY MILL NOW OPERATING = Cont!d, » force at the project reached the 2000 mark, Cost of the 300-ton sulpaate pulp mill and townsite is estimated at $23,250,000, While there is stiil much work to be done from a constriction standpoint, in many respects Terrace © Bay now has "arrived", TERRACE BAY NEWS-- May 13, 1948, OLD TIMERS EKE WIN OVER ALL STAR GIRLS -Line-Ups-' All tar /Girls: Ss Marg Storey, Anne Wallie, Ann'Evans, Ruth fangdrtt,; Mary Letain, Anne Evans, Joan Berezowski, Kay McKeen, Mary Cavanaugh, Audrey Boutilier, Old Timers; Earl Veitch, Ed Brady, Peter Rapke, "Curly" Hale, Joe Heenan, John Jeanneret, Fred Soughton, Gordon Dodge Paul Boudreau. i During the game the batteries had been exchanged which placed Ed "Mable" Brady behind the plate for the weaker sex witk Pete Rapke doing the hurling.

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