Photograph depicts white rapids at bottom of waterfall in Bulkley River, B.C. Fishing territory visible on far right; hill on opposite shore in background.
Photograph depicts piles of wood planks and log booms in the foreground with a waterfall in the background.
Map depicts the city of Richmond and Lulu Island, including rail trackage.
Photograph depicts an unidentified individual wearing a welding helmet, and kneeling behind large bearing cups of one of the Ruston Hornsby diesel engines that turned the generators in the power house on the Cassiar plant. Door, bulletin board, and miscellaneous supplies in background.
Publication is entitled "West Coast Oil Ports Inquiry Statement of Proceedings", a summary of the proceedings of the inquiry commissioned by the Government of Canada into oil tanker ports and tanker traffic on the Canadian west coast.
This West Fraser Timber Company Ltd. 50th anniversary video covers the history of the company through interviews, narration, and historical images.
Collection consists of a 50th anniversary video about the history of the West Fraser Timber Company Ltd.
Photograph depicts the West peak of the Cassiar mine, pit partially visible below. Drill visible in left foreground at highest elevation of mine, north west mountain range in background.
Photograph depicts the West peak of the Cassiar mine, pit partially visible below. Mining equipment barely visible in foreground at highest elevation of mine, north west mountain range stands in background, and mine valley crosses midground.
Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "FOOTING WEST WALL AUG 8/64." Photograph depicts a construction worker near freshly poured cement footings. Building is semi-visible in background on left, tall steel framework behind footings on right. The hard had of a second worker is visible behind footings.
Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "WEST WALL FOOTING AUG 8/64." Photograph depicts a construction worker standing on rebar in forms built for cement footings. A front end loader and backhoe tractor can be seen on wood platform above footings. Mountainside in background.
Photograph depicts a wharf and buildings along the shore of an unidentified fishing community with a forested environment visible in the background.
Map depicts the area around Wilkinson Creek near Carmi, BC. Annotated by Davies to show the Kettle Valley Railway.
Unidentified woman holds pan in area speculated to be a mining location. Steel drums stand behind her, road and grassy hillside in background.
Three unidentified women lean over flowing stream in area speculated to be a mining location. Sluiceway appears to be visible in foreground.
Fully loaded logging truck driving along a wood plank logging road. Another road under construction is also visible through forest in background.
Handwritten annotation in pencil on verso reads: “Logging - Giscome B.C. Plank truck road - also road under construction showing sills & cribbing."
Photograph depicts wood planks piled on a dock with wood buildings built along the shoreline of the background.
Photograph depicts two similar wood structures built into mountainside in snowy area. Unidentified machinery in foreground on far left. Power lines or other cables above in background.
Handwritten caption beside this photo reads: "Work crew eating in open at 10˚ below zero, evicted from Lunchroom, due to damage to, from falling rock." Men are shown sitting in snow. Various metal materials in foreground, snow-covered mountainside in background. It is believed that power lines are also visible in background.
Photograph depicts a male worker standing amid stacks of lumber in a lumber yard at Peden Hill sawmill.
Item is a photograph of a worker operating a Chip-n-Saws.
Photograph depicts a male worker operating a gin pole, winch and jammer to hoist logs onto a logging truck at Peden Hill sawmill.
Photograph depicts workers cutting timber with a lomen planer at Peden Hill sawmill.
Photograph depicts large building behind power lines, car in right foreground.
Photograph depicts four large buildings behind power lines, believed to be located on Malozemoff Avenue. Trucks in foreground, forest and mountains in background.
Photograph depicts pallets of fibre bags in shipping area (believed to be in mill building).
Photograph depicts pallets of fibre bags in shipping area (believed to be in mill building).
Photograph depicts a building with a truck parked in front on the corner of Connell Drive and Creery Street.
Photograph depicts three men wearing coveralls and hard hats in carpenter shop. Left to right: Jason Clark, Alf Guderjahn, Herbert Pichler (shop tool crib man).
Photograph depicts tramline conveyors in centre of image (located west of mine). Conveyors ran from crusher plant to the tramline loading station. Building on left believed to be the crusher reject plant. Water truck can be seen by transfer building on far right (truck was used to thaw propane tank when necessary). Mine valley in background.
Photograph depicts tramline conveyor (located west of mine). Conveyor ran from crusher plant to tramline loading station. Mine valley and northwestern mountain range in background.
Photograph depicts tramline conveyor in centre of image (located west of mine). Conveyor ran from crusher plant to tramline loading station. Building on left believed to be the crusher reject plant. Mine valley and northwestern mountain range in background.
Photograph depicts crusher buildings in left foreground, located west of mine on McDame Mountain. Southeast mountain range in background.
Photograph depicts Darren DeCecco wearing coveralls and hard hat while sitting on a Pacific truck. (Pacifics were used to supply water to mine, remove snow, and supplement ore haul by tramline).
Photograph depicts the Cassiar mine on McDame Mountain. Blasthole drills and ore haulage trucks visible below in open pit and on switchback road.
Photograph depicts a Euclid ore haulage truck in foreground. Shovel and unidentified caterpillar machine can be seen in background.
Photograph depicts what appears to be a Euclid ore haulage truck at entrance of building speculated to be the truck dumping station at crusher plant in mine.
Photograph depicts a Euclid ore haulage truck dumping material on pile in left foreground.
Photograph depicts unidentified man operating forklift on right. Pallets of asbestos fibre sit on trailer in background. Two men with clipboard stand in left foreground (David Pewsey on left, Chris Tates on right, see also item 2000.1.1.3.19.212).
Photograph depicts unidentified man operating forklift. Pallets of asbestos fibre sit on trailer in background. Believed to have been taken in shipping area of mill building.
Photograph depicts group of six men in upper meeting room of Engineering/Survey building (former location of old mine dry). Left to right: Tim Carew, Stefan Dyk, Mike Pennock, Paul Clarke, John Oughtred, [unknown].
Photograph depicts group of seven men in the Engineering/Survey building (former location of old mine dry). Photo believed to have been taken during the weekly meeting in which strategies were discussed for open pit operations (blasting, haulroad, ore and waste zones). Left to right: Danny Demitri, Roger Borsato, Tim Carew, Don Loverin (behind), Tim Williams (seated), Paul Clarke, Paul McRae.
Photograph depicts group of seven men in the Engineering/Survey building (former location of old mine dry). Photo believed to have been taken during the weekly meeting in which strategies were discussed for open pit operations (blasting, haulroad, ore and waste zones). See item 2000.1.1.3.19.217 for similar photo with individuals identified.
Photograph depicts unidentified man standing in change house located at the new Mine Dry building. This change house utilized baskets which could be lowered under hinged covers, while the previous change house used baskets which could be raised by chains.
Photograph depicts two large tanks with Cassiar logo on front, labeled "1" and "2". Road in foreground, garage in background. Mountain base also visible in background.
Photograph depicts unidentified man standing on Ruston Hornsby diesel engine which turned the generators in the power house on the Cassiar plant.
Photograph depicts unidentified man seated at one of many dining tables lining large room. Windows visible in background.
Photograph depicts unidentified man seated at one of many dining tables lining large room.
Photograph depicts two unidentified men standing on Ruston Hornsby diesel engine which turned the generators in the power house on the Cassiar plant.
Photograph depicts a shovel loading what appears to be a Euclid ore haulage truck on left. Unidentified Caterpillar machine in foreground.