POPE & TALBOT, INC. POWER OF ATTORNEY   KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,
that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Beth Hardman his or
her true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:   (1) execute for and on behalf
of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or
director of Pope & Talbot, Inc. (the Company), any and all Form 3, 4 and
5 reports required to be filed by the undersigned in accordance with
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules
thereunder;   (2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of
the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and
execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 report and timely file such report with
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
exchange or similar authority;   (3) execute for and on behalf of the
undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director
of the Company, any and all Insider Reports required to be filed by the
undersigned in accordance with the Securities Act (Quebec) and the
regulations thereunder;   (4) do and perform any and all acts for and on
behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete
and execute any such Insider Report and timely file such Insider Report
with the Commission des valeurs mobilieres du Quebec or similar
authority; and   (5) take any other action of any type whatsoever in
connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-
fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required
by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by
such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned, pursuant to this
Power of Attorney, shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in her discretion.   The
undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the
rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as
the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power
of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
such attorney-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights
and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that no such
attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, is hereby assuming, nor is the Company hereby assuming, any
of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the Securities Act (Quebec) and the
regulations thereunder.   This Power of Attorney shall remain in full
force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Form
3, 4 and 5 reports or Insider Reports with respect to the undersigned's
holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless
earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorney-in-fact.  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has
caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of January ____, 2004.
Original Signature on File