The Ontario Paper Company Ltd. Thorold Division.

2 Allanburg Road, Thorold.

Established 1913, Subsidiary of Quebec and Ontario Transportation Co., wholly-owned subsidiary of the Chicago Tribune.
Note: Quebec North Shore Paper Co. Ltd. is a wholy owned subsidiary of Ontario Paper.

Became Quebec and Ontario Paper Co, later, QUNO and later Donahue Inc. later still Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.
2007 became Abitibi-Bowater. Finally, Renamed 2011 Resolute Forest Products. Note: Mill idled March 2017.
Acquired 2022 by BMI Group for conversion to a new port facility to be operated by HOPA (Hamilton Oshawa Port Authority) Thorold Multimodal Hub part of a proposed Niagara expansion to include Port Colborne and Welland.

 

Resolute 1305 acq. 2016 (ex DESX 1305 nee CN 1305) SW1200RS GMD A1542 7/1958
Mile 0.50 CN Conigas Spur. Thorold South 4/26/2016 Daniel Odette

Note: Previously leased by Resolute at Iroquois Falls until that mill was closed.

OP 4 crossing Allanburg Road on the way to the mill with loads of pulpwood from Manitouwadge
in northern Ontario setoff by CN pulp train. Thorold South 2/14/1982 A.W.Mooney

Note: This mill is now 100% recycled fibre, no more logs or chips.

The Ontario Paper Co. Ltd., Thorold Division No.1
CLC Whitcomb 50-ton 380 hp Hercules #2635 6/1950 new
Shown at North Tonawanda, NY April 1, 1984 Tonawanda Island RR

Tonawanda Island RR (under new management), January 1991. Greg Dickinson

Ontario Paper 4 acq. 5/1974 (ex CN 8114) Alco S2 #75254 7/1947
Thorold, June 6, 1981. Gord Strathdee

OPC-1 enroute to Thorold.

Ontario Paper OPC-1 acq. 3/1984 (ex CN 7212) GMD SW900 A576 1/1954
Thorold, Feb. 10/1985 Gord Strathdee

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