Reunion celebration for former Woodfibre residents: A nostalgic gathering awaits

By Jennifer Thuncher
The Squamish Chief
January 28, 2025
Category: Forest History & Archives
Region: Canada, Canada West

WOODFIBRE, BC — Calling all former Woodfibre residents and employees, a reunion is coming up. Wait, did you know there was a whole town at Woodfibre where the LNG export facility of the same name is now being built? It was a company town built around a pulp mill. …Back in 1911, the British Columbia Sulphite Fibre built a pulp mill at what became Woodfibre. (It was originally called Mill Creek.). In 1917, the mill was bought by Whalen Pulp and Paper Co. In 1925, it changed ownership to the British Columbia Pulp and Paper Company. The mill was bought by Alaska Pine and Cellulose in 1950, and in 1958, it was taken over by Rayonier Canada, who owned it until 1980. By the time Western Forest Products shut the mill for good in 2006, the township had moved on, but the memories live on today. …For more details about the reunion, keep a watch on the Town of Woodfibre Facebook page or email the organizers at woodfibrereunion@gmail.com.

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