May 21, 2007. /Lesprom Network/. Pope & Talbot, Inc. announced on May 18, 2007 that two of its Canadian sawmills will be taking one week of market-related production curtailments. The Fort St. James, British Columbia, facility downtime will begin on May 28th and Grand Forks, British Columbia, on June 2. Pope & Talbot is a pulp and wood products business. The company is based in Portland, Oregon, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange. Pope & Talbot was founded in 1849 and produces market pulp and softwood lumber at mills in the U.S. and Canada. Markets for the company's products include the U.S., Europe, Canada, South America and the Pacific Rim.