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"MB REPORTS: he tind in i of i ie

In the current five-year period .
(1978-82), MacMillan Bloedel is in-_
vesting an extra $700 million in B.C. -
‘mills, logging equipment, transportation

equipment to make us able to produce more
efficiently, to deliver better products for
B.C.’s huge international markets. These
investments will help make each worker

able to produce more, keep us competitive in .

the world, make B.C. jobs move secure.
MacMillan Bloedel’s business is interna-

tional; our roots are in B.C.

we

e are building a brand-new,

$163 million newsprint
machine at Powell River. - We're
rebuilding four - other newsprint
machines in B.C. to increase produc-
tion and improve paper quality at a
cost of $32.7 million.

Our new self-propelled log barge, the ~

HAIDA BRAVE, was built in Vic-
toria at a cost of $13 million. Ic

eliminates losses through logs sink-

ing. Each of its cranes can pick up
40-ton bundles of logs (about the
weight of 35 Datsuns). At Port
Alberni, we're spending more than
$73 million to build a new sawmill
and modernize our own plywood

MacMillan Bloedel is. making to keep

our products competitive in tough

wotld markets.

We are an independent B.C. com- |

pany, putting capital to work in this
province, where our roots are. Our
mills, plantations and production in
other provinces and countries bring
income to B.C.

The HAIDA BRAVE is just one of
hundreds of investments MacMillan
Bloedel is making in B.C. Total:
$700 million by 1982.

If you have a question or would like to

know what we have told shareholders

about MacMillan Bloedel’s investments,

profit, plans, write for a copy of our latest
annual report to MB REPORTS,

plant = 1075 West Georgia Street,
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hundreds of improvements MACMILLAN BLOEDEL

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