Thursday Morning and Lunch, August 21, 2003
The tour started with a stop at the Tembec Mill Complex in Temiscaming, Ontario. After touring the complex and learning how a pulp mill operates, teachers were treated to a picnic lunch.
Paperboard
Mill Tour
Teachers visited the Tembec Mill Complex in Temiscaming consisting of 7 separate mills. Teachers received a tour of the Temcell pulp mill to see how wood is processed into wood pulp used in paper and paperboard.
The Tembec Paperboard Group is one of Canada's finest paperboard manufacturers. Located in Temiscaming, Quebec, the Paperboard Group started up in 1990, focusing primarily on lightweight coated board. It operates a state-of-the-art paperboard machine with an annual capacity of 155,000 tonnes, producing high-quality, fully bleached coated paperboard.
The Paperboard Group's line of products is used in commercial printing, publishing, prestige packaging, high-impact graphic corrugated containers, point-of-purchase displays and litho-laminated packaging. The Group distributes its products throughout North America and abroad, with sales offices located in Montreal, Toronto, New York City and Chicago.
To meet the evolving needs of its customers, the Tembec Paperboard Group is actively committed to quality, innovation, customer service and continuous improvement.
Lunch in Temiscaming
Temiscaming is a perfect example of a resource-based town dependent on the timber industry. Before lunch, teachers toured the Temiscaming Train Station/Museum and Kipawa waterfall.
In Temiscaming, teachers were treated to a luncheon. The luncheon was
sponsored by the town of Temiscaming in DesJardins Hall at the Temiscaming Centre.
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