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A stand of big fir trees

Interior of the 'Kalmor II'

Interior of cabin of launch 'Kalmor II', with B.A. Johnson, Dr. Judson F. Clark, Harold Gardiner and Chas. A. Booth at breakfast while at anchor in Creasy Bay, Acteon Sound, B.C. - adjacent to Surveyed Timber Limit 2921.

The first four managers of the Elk Falls Mill, Sept. 5, 1975

L to R: Tom Hargreaves (first manager at the Elk Falls Mill), Howard Hall, Junius Sapp, the then current manager Jim Christensen.

Early Logger Sports

Loggers from Bloedel, Stewart and Welch Menzie's Bay camp, Mike Andrews and George Hulbert, champion splicers competing in a splicing competition at Westminster.

Elk River Timber Co. crew members

Bob English and one unidentified man standing a hilltop likely near ERT's operations along the Campbell Lake area.

Bendickson Logging operations at Hardwicke Island

The interior of a well-furnished, first class reading and writing room wich was provided by Hans Bendickson's camp for the logging crew.

High lead spar tree near Menzie's Bay

High lead spar tree, near Bloedel, Stewart and Welch camp, in their British Columbia operations 70 miles north of Vancouver. Spar tree 160 feet high.

Campbell River Logger Sports

Two man chainsaw in operation at Rock Bay

Head faller Norm Gray and an unknown sawman use a two-man chainsaw.

Kokish Logger Sports Days

International Timber Co. camp near Campbell River

I.T. locomotive near Campbell River.

First crew of loggers at Port Neville

Log dump on Cortes Island

Log dump for truck logging operation on Cortes Island. The truck(s) used in this operation were apparently the first pneumatic-tired logging trucks used in the area.

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.

Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Camp at Woss

Aerial view of Canadian Forest Products Ltd. logging camp at Woss.

Kanish Bay on Quadra Island

Loading and booming grounds.

View of booming ground and camp at Elk Bay

Fire at Beecher Lake Lumber Co. sawmill

Putting out the fire at Beecher Lake Lumber Co. sawmill in Campbell River - owned by the Baikies.

Elk River Timber Co. logging truck

Tom Masters standing beside the truck that he drove for the Elk River Timber Company.

Beecher Lake Lumber Co.

The future site of the Baikie family sawmill on the north side of the pier.

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.

Sayward Logger Sports

Crosscut saw bucking competiton at annual loggers sports competition.

Elk Falls Mill Campbell River

Bloedel, Stewart and Welch Camp 5 at Brewster Lake

Using a Cat to move the houses into Camp 5.

Deep Bay Lake, A-frame and donkey

Small building in the background is Dick

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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