Alberta's First Pulp Mill Opens New Forestry Markets
Heralding a new market for forestry, Alberta's first pulp mill opened in 1957. Located in the Rocky Mountain foothills east of Jasper National Park, the site for Northwestern Pulp and Power was chosen for its ample water supply. Just as important, of course, was the region's abundance of timber. Nearby Hinton, then just a hamlet, would ...