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Israel W. Powell, M.D., 1836-1915, whose name is honoured here, was a consistent supporter of the movement which led B.C. into Confederation with Canada in 1871. The plant, Western Canada's...

Israel W. Powell, M.D., 1836-1915, whose name is honoured here, was a consistent supporter of the movement which led B.C. into Confederation with Canada in 1871. The plant, Western Canada's pioneer producer of wood pulp newsprint, started in Powell River in 1912, and has expanded into the world's largest single newsprint mill.

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