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These wages and stable employment offered a better standard of living for many of the locals than they previously enjoyed, enticing them away from the local sawmill operations and boats to work with the company. As the introduction of mechanical means of hauling timber (i.e. tractors & snowmobiles), Bowater built roads to accommodate the equipment. In addition to serving the company requirements, these roads also served the communities in general. As these roads were developed, the need for the utilization of camps was eliminated.

However, by 1958, some 16 years later, Bowater ceased operations in Bay d'Espoir throwing many people out of work. The company found it more profitable to harvest wood on the west coast. While many tried to re-engage in the sawmill industry, the opportunities were severely limited as much of the accessible timber had now been harvested and, in addition, Bowater still held the timber rights to much of the resource. In fact, the company would have held these rights until 2037, but in 1978 Bowater agreed to give back the large tract of land to Crown Lands.

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