In 1908 the BC Wood Pulp & Paper Company opened a pulp & paper mill at the mouth of the Rainy River in Port Mellon BC. In 1927 the company name changed to Howe Sound Pulp & Paper. The mill was purchased by Canfor Forest Products in 1950 and in 1988 Oji Paper of Japan entered into a joint venture ownership of the mill with Canfor. The mill was later sold to the current owner Paper Excellence, who now operates the mill under the Domtar name, which is a sister company owned by Paper Excellence.
Apparatus Roster[]
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
Fire Station[]
- Engine 1 - 1983 Mack MC686P / Anderson (1250/800 September 29/83) (SN#MS-1250-52) (Ex-Gibsons and District Volunteer Fire Department 1983-2013)
- Rescue 1 (960-0109) - 1987 International S4600 / Betten / 1997 Coastal Reman rehab
- 1999 HME Inferno / Ferrara aerial (1250/420/75' rear-mount ladder) (SN#H-1530) (Ex-Sechelt Fire Department 2010-2021, ex-New Braunfels Fire Department 1999-2010)
Retired Apparatus[]
- (960-0210) - 1983 GMC Sierra 3500 / Hub mini-pumper (250/250) (Ex-Mini 1)
- 1979 International CO1810B / Hub pumper (625/500 December 21/79) (SN#635) (Ex-Unit 1) (Donated 2014 to Firefighters Without Borders Canada; vandalized in storage; scrapped December 8, 2017)
- (960-085) - 1979 Ford F-350 Custom / Reading / Anderson mini-pumper (250/250) (SN#MS2.5-02) (VIN#F37SCEE9895) (Ex-Unit 3) (Ex-Cherry Creek Fire Department 1979-1985) (Donated May 2009 to Egmont and District Fire Department)
- 1951 GMC 9700 / LaFrance pumper (625/500 December 21/51) (SN#B1963) (Ex-Unit 2)
- 1940 Ford pumper
- 193? REO / FD-built pumper (Last owned 2004 by private owner in Lantzville)
- 1928 LaFrance Type 75 combination hose / 40 gallon chemical (SN#6302) (Ex-Vancouver Fire Department 1928-June 27, 1961) (Traded to Hub Fire Engines Abbotsford BC for 45' ladder; restored as parade truck; sold)