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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   Gordon P. Andrews