Pioneer Timber Co. logging truck

Tom Townley with his truck at Port McNeill.
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International Timber Co. locomotive near Campbell River

International Timber Co.'s 4 spot locomotive, a lima shay, near Campbell River.
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Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Camp at Woss

The loading set up.
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M and M Logging Co.

Wharf and log booming area at M and M Camp at Forward Bay on Cracroft Island.
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Logger Sports Day in Campbell River

The log birling event.
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Wharf area at Menzie's Bay

Bloedel, Stewart and Welch wharf at their camp at Menzie's Bay. Union Steamship Co. boat the Chelosin coming into the dock.
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View of booming ground and camp at Elk Bay

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Dot Logging Co. at Knight Inlet

Moving the steam donkey to a new setting at Lull Bay in Knight Inlet. Dot Logging Co. was owned by Clarence and Doug Boardman. Doug Boardman on the steam donkey (on left). This steam donkey (a 10 X12) was restored by the Museum at Campbell River and is now on display out front.
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View of family homes at Elk Bay

View of family home from left: Malloney's, Hughes', and Thompson's family homes.
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Dot Logging Co. at Knight Inlet

Steve Nykolaichuk, Jack and Ken Clark (brothers) with a fourth unidentified man moving the donkey to a new setting at Lull Bay in Knight Inlet. Dot Logging Co. was operated by Clarence and Doug Boardman. This steam donkey (a 10 X12) was restored by the Museum at Campbell River and is now on...
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International Timber Co. locomotive on a trestle

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Abbott Timber Co.logging operations

A load of logs on a railcar at Haskin's Place, Quadra Island.
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Brown and Kirkland operations at Elk Bay

Crew and family members at the Brown and Kirkland operations at Elk Bay. Left to right: Hemmi and Lempi Kilpelainen, Ada Mykkanen, Mrs. Vic Saarikko, Daniel Mykkanen, lady in a hat, Victor Saariko, and Eino Saarikko is the young boy in front.
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Locomotive speeder at camp in Ramsey Arm

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Logging flume on Thurlow Island

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Wilson and Brady logging

Sunnyside Farm, Quadra Island.
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Logging camp houses at Zeballos

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Creasy Bay

B. A. Johnson and Harold Gardiner in a small boat, with two 42-inch grayfish. The launch 'Kalmor II' in back, with a view over Creasy Bay looking to the west.
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Loading a White logging truck

Early White logging truck on a fore-an-aft road being loaded with a hayrack boom. Likely taken in the Port Neville area and part of the Byles and Groves Logging Co.
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Elk River Timber co. locomotive

The 5 spot locomotive off the tracks. Dick Atchison possibly one of the men in photograph.
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Bendickson Logging crew with families

Back row: Harry Perkins, ???, Harry Brett, Gilbert Gilbertson, ???, Carl Aurdhal, Fritchof Luke, Bill Edman, ???, and Gotfred Sundberg. Front row: Oscar Lind, Gus Halverson, Carl Carlson, Andrew Hall, Wells, a flunky, the cook, Charlie O'Brien, Buster Forberg, George Bendickson, "...
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A tug-o-war at Heriot Bay on Quadra Island

A group of local loggers take on the miners in a tug-o-war held during an event at Heriot Bay to celebrate the launch of the Bull family's new boat, the New Zealand. Hosea and Helen Bull established and operated the Heriot Bay Inn for many years. See photograph catalog No. 9376 for the other...
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Elk Falls Mill operations Campbell River

View of the wood mill at Elk Falls.
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A fully rigged spar tree

High rigger Ed Coola poses on top of a newly rigged tree at a Bloedel logging operation.
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Bendickson Logging camp at Jervis Inlet

The cookhouse with woodshed, commissary, and offices of the Bendickson Logging camp at Jervis Inlet (Patrick Point). The sidewalks were made from split cedar. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Whittaker holding hands in front of one of the camp buildings.
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Logger Sports

A long-standing tradition on Vancouver Island - beginning with log sawing competitions around 1910, and being continued now with Campbell River's Annual North Island Logger Sports - the largest logger sport competition in Canada for the last 5 years running.
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Camp Life

In the early years a camp was more than just a place for the men to work and sleep, but also a home for their children and families. Larger camps had family housing, schools for the children, and other such amenities.
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Discovery Islands

Logging in the area has not only included Vancouver Island itself, but also some of the smaller islands adjacent to it; including Cortes Island, Read Island, Sonora Island, West Redonda Island (Teakerne Arm), and others.
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Menzies Bay

A variety of companies have logged in the Menzie's Bay area (just north of the city of Campbell River) over the years, including Lamb Lumber Co., Bloedel Stewart & Welch, MacMillan Bloedel, and Campbell River Timber Co.
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Lumber World Review

Dozens of pictures were taken for the 'Lumber World Review' magazine during a June, 1917 timber cruise along coastal BC by Clark and Lyford Ltd., the first forest engineering firm in British Columbia.
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