CA-K853Economy & trade

Sir William Price, from lumber to pulp and paper

Sir William Price, about 1924 (Fonds Dubuc). Sir WiIliam Price · Fonds Dubuc · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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William Price joined his family’s lumber business in 1885 and took control in 1899, when it was close to failing. To diversify, he bought a pulp mill at Jonquière and helped lead the shift from lumber to pulp and paper, a sector in which Canada became a world leader by the 1920s. His mill at Kénogami was for years Canada’s top newsprint producer.

Scope & context

Price as described in his designation.

Sources behind this record

Sir William Price National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

Importance; plaque text