UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) November 6, 2003


                       BEAR ISLAND PAPER COMPANY, L.L.C.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



  Virginia                         333-42201                    06-0980835
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(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission                  (IRS Employer
  of Incorporation)              File Number)               Identification No.)


10026 Old Ridge Road, Ashland, VA                               23005
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                      (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code  (804) 227-3394
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                                      None
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         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

99.1 Registrant's Press Release, dated November 6, 2003.

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 6, 2003,  Bear Island Paper Company  L.L.C.  announced its financial
position  and  results  of  operations  as of and for the  third  quarter  ended
September 30, 2003. The press release is attached  hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.



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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                       BEAR ISLAND PAPER COMPANY, L.L.C.



Dated:  November 6, 2003
                                       By:   /s/ Peter M. Brant

                                       Name: Peter M. Brant
                                       Title: Chairman of the Board of Directors
                                              and Chief Executive Officer of
                                              the Company
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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.       Description
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 99.1             Registrant's Press Release dated November 6, 2003.
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UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) November 6, 2003

                       BEAR ISLAND PAPER COMPANY, L.L.C.
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

  Virginia                         333-42201                    06-0980835
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission                  (IRS Employer
  of Incorporation)              File Number)               Identification No.)

10026 Old Ridge Road, Ashland, VA                               23005
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                      (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code  (804) 227-3394
                                                    -----------------------

                                      None
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

99.1 Registrant's Press Release, dated November 6, 2003.

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 6, 2003,  Bear Island Paper Company  L.L.C.  announced its financial
position  and  results  of  operations  as of and for the  third  quarter  ended
September 30, 2003. The press release is attached  hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                       BEAR ISLAND PAPER COMPANY, L.L.C.

Dated:  November 6, 2003
                                       By:   /s/ Peter M. Brant

                                       Name: Peter M. Brant
                                       Title: Chairman of the Board of Directors
                                              and Chief Executive Officer of
                                              the Company
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.       Description
-----------       -----------

 99.1             Registrant's Press Release dated November 6, 2003.