[COOPERS & LYBRAND LETTERHEAD]
                                                                  EXHIBIT 23.3 

                        CONSENT OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 

We hereby consent to the inclusion in the Amendment #1 to the registration
statement of Bear Island Paper Company, L.L.C. and Bear Island Finance 
Company II, on Form S-4 (file number 333-42201) to be dated January 23, 1998,
of our report dated January 14, 1997, relating to our audits of the consolidated
financial statements of F.F. Soucy, Inc., included in the prospectus, which is
part of the registration statement. We also consent to the reference to our 
firm under the caption "Experts". 

/s/ Coopers & Lybrand 

General Partnership 
Chartered Accountants 

Montreal, Quebec 
January 22, 1998