Credit: Centre for Newfoundland Studies Archive, Collection 137, photo number 0464.

Grand Falls

This is a view from the roof of the pulp and paper mill in Grand Falls, taken around 1963. The falls that give the town its name can be seen on the left hand side. In 1961, Grand Falls had a population of 6,605 people.

Grand Falls was the site of the first pulp and paper mill in Newfoundland. The mill was operated by the Anglo-Newfoundland Development Company (the AND) from 1909 until 1951. In the 1960s, it was gradually taken over by Price Brothers. In 1978 the company became Abitibi-Price.