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Fallers at work

Aerial View of Elk Falls Mill

View of the Elk Falls Mill in 1966 the first year that the mill operated four paper machines.

Logging camp houses at Zeballos

High rigger at Bendickson Logging operation

Aaron Erickson (high rigger) ready to go up a spar tree.

International Timber Co. locomotives in camp

Canadian Forest Products Locomotive in the Nimpkish Valley

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.

Elk Falls Mill Campbell River

Beecher Lake Lumber Co. near Campbell River

A logger at Lamb Lumber Co. operations in Menzie's Bay

Percy Belson's float camp near Dent Island

Percy Belson's logging operations near Dent Island. Float camp with a view of a A-frame in the background which was presumably used in his logging operations.

J. Phelps beside a stand of timber near Elk Bay

Ernie Alexander competing in a loggers sports event

Logger sport competitor Ernie Alexander climbing a tree in Mohan Park, Vancouver. He was the Pacific Northwest tree climbing champion at this time, and would become the world champion later that same year.

Baikie Bros. Logging at Upper Campell Lake

Loaded logging truck at Baikie Bros. Logging operations near Upper Campbell Lake.

Campbell River Logger Sports

Log rolling event at logger sports, Campbell River. Event was annually held on the Labour Day weekend and sponsored by the Kinsmen's Club.

Logger sports event at Gold River

Canadian champion of horizontal axe chopping.

Rock Bay booming grounds

The booming grounds at Rock Bay. Crew members identified as follows: 4th from left (back row) Jack Creelman, then 5th Roy Laird. Far right Bill Giroux (Boom Boss).

Elk Bay Timber Co. logging operations at Elk Bay

Spar tree and a donkey engine at Elk Bay. Phelps logging operation.

Scottish Palmer Logging Co. at Elk Bay

Mrs. Margaret Fielding and Helen Willman on the beach in front the logging camp at Elk Bay.

Powell River Logging Co. at Kelsey Bay

Bloedel, Stewart and Welch operations

Bloedel Stewart and Welch logging in Menzies Bay with the 2-speed Willamette Unit.

Constructing a loading ramp

Mitchell Hiriart in centre.

Beecher Lake Lumber Co.

The sawmill owned by the Baikie family; the pile driver pictured here was brought over from the original Oyster River shingle mill site.

Raising a spar tree

Ellingsen's camp

Ellingson's logging camp at the mouth of the river in Phillip's Arm.

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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