EX-24 7 exhibit24-1.txt POWER OF ATTORNEY EXHIBIT 24.1 POWER OF ATTORNEY We, the undersigned members of the Board of Directors of Bowater Incorporated, hereby severally appoint Harry F. Geair, William G. Harvey and David G. Maffucci, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with the full power of substitution, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities listed below, the Registration Statement on Form S-4 pertaining to Bowater Incorporated's offer to exchange its 6 1/2% Notes due 2013 for 6 1/2% Notes due 2013 which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all amendments to such Registration Statement, and generally to do all such actions in our names and on our behalf in our capacities as members of the Board of Directors to enable Bowater Incorporated to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and all requirements of any other applicable law or regulation, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any of them, to such Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments.
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE --------- ----- ---- /s/ Francis J. Aguilar Director July 23, 2003 ------------------------------------ Francis J. Aguilar /s/ Richard Barth Director July 23, 2003 ------------------------------------ Richard Barth /s/ Gordon D. Giffin Director July 23, 2003 ------------------------------------ Gordon D. Giffin /s/ Charles J. Howard Director July 29, 2003 ------------------------------------ Charles J. Howard /s/ L. Jacques Menard Director July 23, 2003 ------------------------------------ L. Jacques Menard /s/ John A. Rolls Director July 23, 2003 ------------------------------------ John A. Rolls /s/ Arthur R. Sawchuk Director July 29, 2003 ------------------------------------ Arthur R. Sawchuk /s/ Togo D. West, Jr. Director July 23, 2003 ------------------------------------ Togo D. West, Jr.