



                                  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) June 29, 2005
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                              BOWATER INCORPORATED
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


     Delaware                         1-8712                   62-0721803
(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission                (IRS Employer
of incorporation)                  File Number)             Identification No.)


                             55 East Camperdown Way
                                  P.O. Box 1028
                        Greenville, South Carolina 29602
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (864) 271-7733
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report):  Not applicable

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.

     On  June  29,  2005,  the  Board  of  Directors  of  Bowater   Incorporated
unanimously elected Bruce W. Van Saun as a Class I director, filling the vacancy
on the Board created by the  resignation of Charles J. Howard.  Mr. Van Saun was
also  appointed to the Finance and Audit  Committees.  Mr. Van Saun has been the
Senior  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial  Officer of The Bank of New
York since 1997.

     Effective  June 30,  2005,  Francis J. Aguilar  resigned  from the Board of
Directors of Bowater Incorporated. Mr. Aguilar has reached the Board's mandatory
retirement age. Togo D. West, Jr. succeeds Dr. Aguilar as the Chair of the Human
Resources and Compensation Committee.

     A copy of the press  release  announcing  Mr. Van Saun's  election  and Mr.
Aguilar's retirement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1


                                   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.


                                       BOWATER INCOPORATED
                                       (Registrant)



Date:  July 1, 2005                    By:    /s/ Ronald T. Lindsay
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                                       Name:  Ronald T. Lindsay
                                       Title: Senior Vice President -
                                                General Counsel and
                                                Secretary


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                                    EXHIBITS

99.1     Press release issued by Bowater Incorporated on July 1, 2005.




