Dalhousie Mill

On January 31, 2008, the Dalhousie mill ceased operations

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• Paper
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[kodiak1966]

wow,those dryers must date back to 1928. Sad to see all the papermills going down.With the high dollar,high energy costs and low newsprint demand...well.there is no future in the forest industry.All the companies "NOT" re-investing in the local mills over the last 10+ yrs did not help either.

[DirtDevilKev]

You got those dryers right. Construction of the mill began in 1928 and it was officially opened in 1930. (I was a third generation papermaker.) There were a lot of changes made over the years, but the dryers remained.

[jonnyloppy]

we are going down as well now, shutting in january busuness not viable due to 145% gas price rise.another UK mill goes under and no-one seems to care

[DirtDevilKev]

Sorry to hear that. I hope things work out for you. Looks like the UK and east coast Canada are getting hit by this.

[teflondan9]

Great video Kev. It's extremely sad to see so many good people out of work and such an efficient operation come to an end.

To all, thanks for the memory, good times and good luck in your future endeavors.

[DirtDevilKev]

Thanks Dan. Looks like you made the right choice when you moved. Hope things are going well for you in Grand Falls.

[arthur1957]

Love that Beloit name on the benchboard! Sad to see another machine gone from operation.

[furld002]

Hello. I have no idea who you are, but I like this video. I too worked in this mill for 28 yrs. It was great, but was I ever glad when I left to work in Saskatchewan for Weyerhaeuser Canada. Retired now & having a good time. Don Furlought

[mpearson1987]

Damn fine video Kev. Wish we'd have documented our mill goin down in late 2003. I worked at a mill in Texas for 18 years before it shut down. Your video reminds me of our #2 machine and  how i miss paper makin. Best time i ever had at work. Damn fine people as I'm sure were your mates are. Wish you all well and hope you've found your way since shutdown. The end of the video with shot of your crew was a nice touch. Im trying to get pics of our mill before its demolished. Its been sold for scrap.

[longhair1955]

This video makes be realize how much I miss working at our Mill. I left in '06,after the pulp mill and another papermachine were shut down,saw the fate coming,last year they shut the whole mill down,they were down to just over 200 employees from a peak of over 1,100 in the 80's.

[greggyo6963]

our mill in melbourne australia is shutting down by june 2011 or sooner

commisioned around 1967 as a board machine but now able to make 145gsm to 750ums [ fluting , liners both white and brown , plasterboard liner , and pasterboard

will be a sad day for this winder operator the day we close for good

the redundancy payout means nothing

90 of us production workers will be out of a job

[cliffdimerandy]

alot of people moving out west from what i hear are struggling like dalhousie is too.... economy eh? its too bad for dalhousie. i wish i were mayor or councillor or something, id get this town moving again

[DirtDevilKev]

Yes. I know your dad. He worked in the steam plant. Hope he does well in fort mcmoney. It's a big adjustment, but the money is good.