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The drier section contained 52 main driers and 10 felt driers. The Pope reel, on which the finished sheet is wound as it comes from the calender, was designed to handle enough paper for two runs through the winder, saving time in moving reels from paper machine to winder.

Bill Thompson,
The Powell River Mill Story

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Number 8 Paper Machine
Circa 1950
Powell River, British Columbia, Canada

Credits:
P00798

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No. 8 was the fastest and most modern paper machine in existence at the time. It would increase the mill's newsprint production by about 10 percent (some 25,000 tons per year) and make it the largest individual newsprint plant in the world. However, even this increased output would not meet world demand. War time conditions had limited production for several years and shortages were expected to increase.

Bill Thompson,
The Powell River Mill Story

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Number 7 and 8 Paper Machine Room
Circa 1950
Powell River, British Columbia, Canada

Credits:
A11-41-4
Al Pauling

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In 1955 the company announced the decision to install No. 9 paper machine.

It was a huge project. Half a million cubic yards of earth were excavated for the building. Twenty thousand cubic yards of concrete were poured into forms requiring 2 million board feet of lumber and about 1,300 tons of reinforced steel. The building required 800 tons (300 miles) of structural steel.

Bill Thompson,
The Powell River Mill Story

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# 9 Construction Site
1 October 1955
Powell River, British Columbia, Canada

Credits:
P00470
Powell River Studio

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The giant No. 9 was designed to produce a trimmed sheet 246 inches wide at speeds up to 2,500 feet per minute. It was 262 inches wide (almost three feet wider than No. 8) and 350 feet long, with 72 drier rolls weighing about 11 tons each.

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Number 9 Paper Machine
Circa 1963
Powell River, British Columbia, Canada

Credits:
OS098
Al Pauling

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On September 10, 1962 Number 1 paper machine was shut down after the last roll came off the winder. However, the life of this machine was not yet over. It was later started up again. In 1971 both Number 1 and Number 2 paper machines were finally retired.

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Number 1 winder 50 Years later
10 September 1962
Powell River, British Columbia, Canada

Credits:
P08064
Catalyst Paper, Powell River Division

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The last reel from Number 1 paper machine (end of run, 1961) is run through the winder and cut to desired widths before being moved to the wrapper.

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Last reel through the winder
10 September 1962
Powell River, British Columbia, Canada

Credits:
P03501
Catalyst Paper, Powell River Division

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Hoisting the last reel onto the wrapping machine.

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Last rolls from #1 winder
10 September 1962
Powell River, British Columbia, Canada

Credits:
P03406
Catalyst Paper, Powell River Division