Elk Falls Mill No.1 locomotive

This image was taken just prior to the official retirement of the No. 1 locomotive, after which it was sent to the National Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa.
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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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Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Camp at Woss

Saw filers at work inside the Canadian Forest Products Ltd., filing shed at their logging camp at Woss.
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Brown and Kirkland crew and families at Elk Bay

Charles "Dutchie" Neuberg is seated on log at bottom right.
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Paper machines at Elk Falls Mill

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Hastings Co. Camp C at Hemming Bay

Tightlining logs into the water at the Hasting Co. Camp C operations at Hemming Bay.
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International Timber Co. blacksmith shop

Gus Miller, on left with goggles, was a blacksmith around Campbell River and worked for International Timber Co. - he is believed to be responsible for introducing welding to the area.
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Elk River Timber Co. logging truck

Ray Melissa with the #14 ERT logging truck on the weigh scale.
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Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Camp at Woss

Steam engine 103 and speeder 121 at Woss.
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Paper leaving the Elk Falls Mill

Paper rolls being loaded onto a ship for transport; the ship is the 'Trolleggen Oslo'.
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Beecher Lake Lumber Co. sawmill

Beecher Lake Lumber Co., which was owned and operated by the Baikie family of Campbell River, 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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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. 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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Hasting co. wharf at Rock Bay

The Union Steamship Co. boat Cowichan coming into dock at Hasting Co., Camp C.
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Loading a log at Bloedel Stewart & Welch Camp 4

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A-frame unloading a truck at Oyster Bay

The A-frame going up with the 'Oyster Bar' coffee shop in the background. MacMillan Bloedel bought Iron River logging from Al Simpson (July 1, 1944) who had operated it BATCO (British American Timber Company) Development Ltd. Simpson was dumping by Tyler Line and when MacMillan Bloedel...
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Oyster Bay breakwater

Old boat wrecks (some seen here) were used to build the breakwater at Oyster Bay when the area was used as a booming ground for the Iron River Logging operations.
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Nimpkish Timber Co. operations at Camp 8

The log dump.
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Nimpkish Timber Co.

The men line up for lunch at Camp 9.
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After the Sayward Fire

A cat working to clear forest fire debris after the Sayward Fire.
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Campbell River's first sawmill

The office of Frank Wilfert's sawmill on the slough in Campbellton.
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Kids at Woss post office, cookhouse in back

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Clay Anderson at Knox Bay

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A speeder at Bear Lake

A speeder at the Bear Lake water tank, near Rock Bay.
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A Marion Electric Shovel used by Elk River Timber Co.

Elk River Timber owned two of these steam shovels. This one is still labelled International Timber Co. here, and is being used at their operations near Campbell River.
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Reforestation headquarters at Knox Bay

After being remodelled for use by the planting crew. The cabin faces south into the bay, and two rows of yellow pine and douglas fir were heeled in nearby.
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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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