Reforestation headquarters at Knox Bay

View of the old camp buildings prior to the remodelling for use by the tree planting crew. This building was originally part of P.B. Anderson logging camp at Knox Bay, Thurlow Island.
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Brian Christiansen competes at PNE

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Camp C at Hemming Bay

View of the log flume into Hemming Bay at Hasting Co., operations at Camp C.
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Building timber road for truck logging operation

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Dot Logging Co.

Loaded railcar at Dot Logging Co. operations.
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Unloading transplants in Knox Bay

Transplants being lowered from the Union Steamship Chelosin to a barge behind the B.C. Forester launch at the mouth of Knox Bay.
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International Timber Co. log dump

A log dump at the mouth of the Campbell River.
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Hastings co. locomotive Rock Bay area

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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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Elk Falls Mill operations Campbell River

Loading rolls of paper manufactured at the Elk Falls Mill at Duncan Bay onto a freighter.
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Wood chip burner at Beecher Lake Lumber Co.

Constructing the wood chip burner at Beecher Lake Lumber Co., which was owned and operated by the Baikie family of Campbell River, and was located in the Campbell River estuary area. The Beecher Lake Lumber Co. milled the wood that was logged by Baikie Bros. Logging.
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Group of loggers at Elk River Timber Co. camp

Eno Saarikko, Bill McGimpsey and two unidentified men standing in a doorway.
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Burned out area at Quinsam Flats

This was one of the many areas that need to be reforested as a result of the Sayward Fire of 1938.
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Crew at Hastings Co. operations in Granite Bay, Quadra Island

Hastings Logging outfit in Granite Bay, Quadra Island. Back row (left to right): Freddy Walker, Pete & Gus Norlander (who built sleighs for the donkeys). Front row (left to right): Debresay (the Superintendant), Margaret Cavenaugh, Jerry Cavenaugh (the Camp Boss), and youngsters Mary &...
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View of the Oyster Bay Logging Camp

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Salmon River Logging Co. locomotive in Sayward area

Salmon River Logging Co. locomotive #4 (a 2-6-2T Porter) at their operations in the Sayward area.
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Two man chainsaw in operation at Rock Bay

Head faller Norm Gray and an unknown sawman use a two-man chainsaw.
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Mel Parker taking a break

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Douglas fir seedlings heeled in at Knox Bay

Saplings were rested in troughs in the dirt to allow their roots exposure to soil and water before they were ready to be taken out in the field and planted.
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International Timber Co. camp near Campbell River

International Timber Co. locomotive near Campbell River. Guy Elgood looking out of cab door with a cap on (after working at I.T he served in World War 1 and died in England of the flu in 1918).
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Hastings Mill crew at Camp 0

Hastings Mill Camp O was run by Saul Reamy. The first camp "O" was established in the mid 1880's on Thurlow Island, then moved from there in 1893.
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Spar tree accident at Bendickson Logging

An accident with a spar tree - the top of this spar tree has been broken off, and the righ rigger has climbed up over the mess to put up a pass line to allow re-rigging of the spar.
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Reforestation camp 31

A reforestation camp in the Salmon River area (across high level bridge)
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Reel of paper Elk Falls Mill

Reel of paper being positioned for the No. 2 winder.
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Reforestation camp 31

The cook, Clyde Hastings, on the right preparing a deer which the crew shot on their off time. The cookhouse pictured in the back ground.
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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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