Started in the rigging in 1967, when I left, I was driving log truck. Unfortunately, the federal government paid my wages, KP&P never actually made profit. It was always logged with subsidies. The logging never even paid for the roads we built. The supply was just too far away from the various markets. LP came in and raped a dying industry, when the rape was over, they bugged out and left the mess.
Thank you for posting these older excellent videos.
My late father worked for the pulp mill for approximately 20-30 years, as far as I could figure. Destroyed this town when it shut down.
Destroyed all the old growth forests on prince of wales island too. Im surprised your dad could even sleep at night. Rot in the pit.
This mill gave cancer to many of its most dedicated long time employees
was there before mill and after we raised 6 kids there
Started in the rigging in 1967, when I left, I was driving log truck. Unfortunately, the federal government paid my wages, KP&P never actually made profit. It was always logged with subsidies. The logging never even paid for the roads we built. The supply was just too far away from the various markets. LP came in and raped a dying industry, when the rape was over, they bugged out and left the mess.
Yep.. good ole LP
I worked at the mill from 89 to 97...... Was sad to see it go.
I worked demo and welded for the removal of the"bundle crane " Big job at 100 + feet in the air.
Sad to see the main destroyer of our rainforests go? You must be a sick bastard.
Worked here two summers…1980-81. Helped me pay for college.
Hope your college was worth destroying prince of wales island. Rot in the pit.
Would be nice to see sealaska open their own mills
You can still ship fast rafts to Washington
Profits over community. The pulp industry is terrible.
Profits over community, nature, everything. Good riddance.