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The Kusha's backyard at Camp 5

Jenny Fossum, Pat Baynon, Margaret Laird, and Gertie Kusha in the Kusha's backyard at Bloedel, Stewart and Welch Camp 5.

Rock Bay postcard

View of Rock Bay showing some of the family homes at the logging camp.

International Timber Co. locomotive #4

International Timber Co. Locomotive #4, a Lima Shay, at Camp 5.

View of logging camp at Elk Bay

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.

Bendickson Logging camp being moved

Moving the Bendickson Logging float camp from Wellbore to Port Neville. Cliff tug "Queen" towing and Wilmot Cliff was the captain.

Fire at Beecher Lake Lumber Co. sawmill

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

Meade at Elk Falls Mill sign

Loggers from Powell River Logging Co.

Kingcome Inlet operations.

Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Camp at Woss

Falling using an early chainsaw.

Softball team from Elk Falls Mill, 1961

Elk Falls Mill softball team possibly the Pipe Shop team.

Reforestation at Knox Bay on Thurlow Island

Heeled in saplings near the field in preparation for tree planting in the Knox Bay area. This area had previously been logged by P.B. Anderson.

The B.C. Forest Service launch 'BC Forester'

This launch was used for all transportation purposes on the Thurlow Island reforestation project.

Loading logs

Heel boom and a 'cheese block' load. Timber was so big that they didn't need high stakes - three or four logs were loaded with 'cheese blocks' (pyramid shaped blocks) holding the logs in place.

Pioneer Timber Co. in Port McNeill

View of the logging camp buildings at Pioneer Timber Co. at their operations at Port McNeill.

Woss Lake Logger Sports

Art Williams of Ladysmith entertains the crowd by climbing a spar while wearing a dress.

Aerial View of Elk Falls Mill Campbell River

Logging crew on the "Crew Bus"

The crew bus, or "crummy", for Byles & Groves Logging Co., at their Port Neville operations.

HPB Logging Co. log booms in Loughborough Inlet

HPB Logging logged in Loughborough Inlet for two years until they went broke.

A Canadian Forest Products locomotive

Bloedel, Stewart and Welch Camp 4

Ringing the dinner bell at the cookhouse at Bloedel, Stewart and Welch Camp 4 in the Menzie's Bay area.

Paper machines at Elk Falls Mill

Entrance to Elk Falls Mill Campbell River

Powell River Logging Co.

Rail car at Kingcome Inlet.

Elk Falls Mill operations Campbell River

Mill worker getting ready to stack sheet on the calendar stack on the dry end of a paper machine.

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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