Film is a dramatization of the construction of the fourth generator at the Kemano hydro-electric power plant in Kitimat
Collection consists of a 50th anniversary video about the history of the West Fraser Timber Company Ltd.
This West Fraser Timber Company Ltd. 50th anniversary video covers the history of the company through interviews, narration, and historical images.
Collection consists of records created and collected by Robert "Bob" Stowell (1922-2018) and his son Bill Stowell over the course of their careers in the British Columbia forestry industry.
Bob Stowell spent the majority of his 50+ year forestry career with The Pas Lumber Co. (B.C.) Ltd. in Prince George, BC as their Woodlands Manager between 1965-1991. Bob Stowell's records from The Pas Lumber Co. (B.C.) Ltd. include photographs, company histories, speeches, memoranda, correspondence, reports, and news clippings.
Bill Stowell worked for numerous forestry companies across British Columbia over the course of his forestry career (1977-2018). His collected material predominantly consists of forestry-related clippings from newspapers and periodicals, along with forestry-related publications like pamphlets, booklets, and reports. Represented among Bill Stowell's records are correspondence, memoranda, reports, and ephemera from Tolko Industries Ltd. and other various forestry companies.
Stowell, RobertFile contains photographs of The Pas Lumber Company Ltd. Includes other northern BC forestry industry images, including Number 5 Timber Ltd. CP625 Block 101, bridge construction, and heavy machinery. Also includes a graphic postcard of Prince George circa 1970s.
The item is a photograph depicting a logging truck with fully loaded sleighs of uncut timber in the winter. There is a man standing next to the truck talking to another man leaning out the passenger side window. Annotations on the reverse side of the photograph state, "The Pas Lumber Company Ltd. Log Sleigh Train early 1950's Reserve, Saskatchewan."
The item is a photograph depicting a logging truck with fully loaded sleighs of uncut timber in the winter. There are two men standing on the side of the truck. Annotations on the reverse side of the photograph state, "The Pas Lumber Company Ltd. Log Sleigh Train early 1950's Reserve, Saskatchewan."
The item is a photograph depicting a jack ladder loading logs from the sleighs into the sawmill during the winter. Annotations on the reverse side of the photograph state, "The Pas Lumber Company Ltd. Logs & Sawmill early 1950's Reserve, Saskatchewan."
The item is a photograph depicting an ariel view of The Pas Lumber Company Planer Mill during the summer in Prince George. Annotations on reverse side of photograph state, "Summer 1954, The Pas Lumber Company Ltd, Summer 1954 Planer River Rd Planer Mill Operations."
The item is a photograph depicting an ariel view of The Pas Lumber Company Planer Mill during the winter in Prince George. Annotations on reverse side of photograph state, "Craftsman Photographers Feb. 1955 : 1955 Prince George, The Pas Lumber Company Ltd Planer Mill"
The item is a photograph depicting an ariel view of The Pas Lumber Company Kerry Lake Sawmill. The lake contains log booms and logs are being loaded into the mill. Annotations on reverse side of photograph state, "May/63, The Pas Lumber Co Kerry Lake Sawmill, May/63, W. D. West Studios Ltd. 1395 Third Ave. Prince George B.C."
The item is a photograph depicting an ariel view of The Pas Lumber Company Kerry Lake Sawmill. The lake contains log booms and logs are being loaded into the mill. Annotations on reverse side of photograph state, "The Pas Lumber Co, Kerry Lake Sawmill, early 1960's, W. D. West Studios Ltd. 1395 Third Ave. Prince George B.C."
The item is a photograph depicting an ariel view of The Pas Lumber Company Kerry Lake Sawmill. The lake contains log booms and logs are being loaded into the mill. Annotations on reverse side of photograph state, "The Pas Lumber Co, Kerry Lake Sawmill early 1960's"
The item is a photograph depicting an ariel view of the Pas Lumber Company Kerry Lake Sawmill. The lake contains log booms and logs are being loaded into the mill. Annotations on reverse side of photograph state, "The Pas Lumber Co, Kerry Lake Sawmill early 1960's"
The item is a photograph depicting an ariel view of the Pas Lumber Company Kerry Lake Sawmill. The lake contains log booms and logs are being loaded into the mill. Annotations on reverse side of photograph state, "The Pas Lumber Co, Kerry Lake Sawmill early 1960's, W.D. West Studios LTD. 1395 Third Ave. Prince George B.C."
The item is a photograph depicting an ariel view of The Pas Lumber Company Kerry Lake Sawmill. The lake contains log booms and logs are being loaded into the mill. Annotations on reverse side of photograph state, "W.D. West Studios of Photography Prince George B.C. The Pas Lumber Co, Kerry Lake Sawmill early 1960's."
The item is a photograph depicting an ariel view of The Pas Lumber Company Anzac Sawmill. Logs are being loaded into the mill and there are stacks of lumber arranged throughout the property. Annotations on reverse side of photograph state, "W.D. West Studios of Photography Prince George B.C. The Pas Lumber Co, Anzac Sawmill - Anzac, B.C. early 1960's."
The item is a photograph depicting three men working in the planer mill on River Road in Prince George B.C. Annotations on reverse side of photograph state, "The Pas Lumber Co. Ltd. P.O. Box 879 Prince George, B.C. Canada V2U 4T8, Planer Mill River Road mid 1960's, W.D. West Studios of Photography 334 George Street - Prince George, B.C. Please Give Photo Credit Line"
The item is a photograph depicting three men working the planer in the mill on River Road in Prince George B.C. Annotations on reverse side of photograph state, "The Pas Lumber Co. Ltd. P.O. Box 879 Prince George, B.C. Canada V2U 4T8, mid '60's Planer Mill River Road, Prince George, B.C. W.D. West Studios of Photography 334 George Street - Prince George, B.C. Please Give Photo Credit Line"
The item is a photograph depicting two men working the planer in the mill on River Road in Prince George B.C. Annotations on reverse side of photograph state, "The Pas Lumber Co. Ltd. P.O. Box 879 Prince George, B.C. Canada V2U 4T8, Planer on River Road Mill, mid 1960's, W.D. West Studios of Photography 334 George Street - Prince George, B.C. Please Give Photo Credit Line"
The photograph depicts two men working on the construction of the Parsnip River Bridge in Anzac, BC. There is a small amount of snow on the ground. Annotations on reverse side of photograph state, "P.R. 13 73 Parsnip River Bridge Anzac, B.C. 1973."
The photograph depicts Ejrind Hansen-Woods standing in front of the construction of the Parsnip River Bridge in Anzac, BC. The supports for the bridge are the only things constructed in the photograph. Annotations on reverse side of photograph state, "The Pas Lumber Company Ltd Parsnip River Bridge Aug '73 Ejrind Hansen-Woods Operations Mgr."
The photograph depicts two men and a crane doing construction work on the Parsnip River Bridge in Anzac, B.C. Annotations on reverse side of photograph state, "The Pas Lumber Company Ltd Parsnip River Bridge Anzac, B.C. Aug '73."
The photograph depicts a crane loading a logging truck. There is a man standing next to the truck securing the load. Annotations on reverse side of the photograph state, "The Pas Lumber - Anzac Mill Crane Anzac, B.C. early '70's."
The photograph depicts an ariel view of the River Road Planer Mill in Prince George. Multiple stacks of lumber, the railway and a section of downtown Prince George can be seen. Annotations on reverse side of the photograph state, "The Pas Lumber Co. Ltd Planer Mill - River Road Prince George, B.C. early 1970's Doug Weller Apr 1974."
The photograph depicts an ariel view of the River Road Planer Mill in Prince George. Multiple stacks of lumber, the railway and the cutbanks can be seen. Annotations on reverse side of the photograph state, "The Pas Lumber Co. Ltd, Planer Mill River Road Prince George, B.C. early '70's, Charlotte Aircraft Ltd. Box 2276 3505 - 15th Avenue Prince George, B.C."
The photograph depicts an ariel view of the Anzac Sawmill. The sawmill is next to the Anzac River. Mutiple stacks of lumber are next to the mill. Seven mobile homes are on the outskirts of the mill. Annotations on reverse side of the photograph state, "The Pas Lumber Co. Ltd, Anzac Sawmill, Anzac, BC. early '70's"
The photograph depicts a Mooney Brothers logging truck and loader in a snowy area. There is a man walking next to the truck approaching the loader. Annotations on reverse side of the photograph state, "March 73. Crooked River Logging near Davie Lake, B.C. Mooney Brothers truck + loader, early '70's"
The photograph depicts an ariel view of the Parsnip River north of Arctic Lake. Two rivers and multiple roads are shown. Annotations on revers side of the photograph state, "Parsnip River just north of Arctic Lake, early '70's"
The photograph depicts an ariel view of the Anzac Sawmill along the Anzac River. A train and multiple living residences can be seen on the outskirts of the mill. Annotation on reverse side of the photograph state, "The Pas Lumber Co. Ltd. Anzac Sawmill, Anzas Siding, B.C. early 1970's"
The photograph depicts an ariel view of the Hart Sawmill at Bear Lake, B.C. Multiple lumber stacks and a train can be seen. Annotation on reverse side of the photograph state, "The Pas Lumber Co. Ltd. Hart Sawmill, Bear Lake, B.C. mid 1970's"
The photograph depicts an ariel view of the Hart Sawmill at Bear Lake, B.C. Annotation on reverse side of the photograph state, "The Pas Lumber Co. Ltd. Hart Sawmill, Bear Lake, B.C. mid 1970's"
The photograph depicts an ariel view of the Hart Sawmill at Bear Lake, B.C. Multiple lumber stacks and a train can be seen. Annotation on reverse side of the photograph state, "The Pas Lumber Co. Ltd. Hart Sawmill, Bear Lake, B.C. mid 1970's"
The photograph depicts smoke from slash burning of a forest by the upper Parsnip River. Photograph taken on a road near the fire. Annotation on reverse side of the photograph state, "Slashburning Upper Parsnip River, B.C. mid 1970's"
The photograph depicts a helicopter carrying a drip torch for slash burning by the upper Parsnip River. Annotation on reverse side of the photograph state, "Helicopter + drip torch slasburning - Parsnip River, B.C. mid 1970's"
The photograph depicts an ariel view of planer operations at The Pas Company Planer Mill in Prince George, B.C. Multiple stacks of lumber, a train and multiple cars can be seen. Annotation on reverse side of the photograph state, "Doug Weller, Apr. 1974, The Pas Lumber Company Ltd Planer Operations River Road - April 1974"
The photograph depicts Doug Rolfs overseeing bridge construction over the Anzac River. A crane can be seen on the uncompleted bridge. Annotation on reverse side of the photograph states, "The Pas Lumber Company Ltd Oct 12/1975, Anzac River - Colbourne Road, Quadra Coast, Doug Rolfs, foreman"
The photograph depicts a partially built wooden bridge over the Anzac River. Annotation on reverse side of the photograph states, "The Pas Lumber Company Ltd Oct 19/75 Anzac River - Colbourne Road, Quadra Coast."
The photograph depicts a partially built wooden bridge over the Anzac River. A man is walking near the bridge. A turned over crane can be seen in the middle of the river. Annotation on reverse side of the photograph states, "The Pas Lumber Company Ltd Oct 19/75 Anzac River - Colbourne Road, Quadra Coast."
The photograph depicts a turned over crane in the middle of the Anzac River. A canoe can be seen in the background on the other side of the river. Annotation on reverse side of the photograph states, "The Pas Lumber Company Ltd Oct 19/75 Anzac River, B.C - Colbourne Road, Quadra Coast - crane."
The photograph depicts a partially built wooden bridge over the Anzac River. Annotation on reverse side of the photograph states, "The Pas Lumber Company Ltd Oct 19/75 Bridge - Anzac River - Colbourne Road, Quadra Coast."
The photograph depicts a crane on a partially built wooden bridge over the Parsnip River, B.C. Annotation on reverse side of the photograph states, "The Pas Lumber Co Parsnip River Bridge #2, Missinka, River late 1970's Quadra construction crane"
The photograph depicts an ariel view of the Hart Sawmill located near Bear Lake, B.C. Multiple stacks of lumber can be seen surrounding the mill. Multiple roads surround the mill. Annotation on reverse side of the photograph states, "The Pas Lumber Co Hart Sawmill, Bear Lake, B.C. early 1980s"
The photograph depicts a timber bridge over the Upper Bowron River, B.C. Annotation on back of photograph states, "Indigenous Look -- Laminated-timber bridge, using woods cut from surrounding forest, spans Upper Bowron River, British Columbia's Cariboo area. Built for Northwood Pulp & Timber Co., newly completed cantilever span uses girder lengths of 86 feet and 76 feet, fabricated and pressure creosoted by Kopers International Canada Ltd., subsidiary of Koppers Company, Inc. Ease of assembly is hailed as factor of major advantage in laminated timber use, with prefabricated members being put together much in same elementary fashion as child's Meccano set."
The photograph depicts a logging truck driving on a steel-trussed bridge over the Klinaklini River, B.C. Annotation on back of photograph states, "Global Pace-Setter -- World's longest laminated-timber, steel-trussed span is 575-ft. Klinaklini, near Knight Inlet, 150 miles north of Vancouver. Built for B.C. Forest Products Ltd., which a quarter of a century ago pioneered province's first laminated logging bridge, structure has a clear span of 207 feet, plus approaches. It opens to logging operations a previously inaccessible 17,000-acre stand of spruce, fir, hemlock and cedar. Laminated components for span were provided by Koppers International Canada Ltd., subsidiary of Koppers Company, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa., pioneers in glued wood technology."
File contains records created or collected by Bob Stowell over the course of his employment with The Pas Lumber Company (B.C.) Ltd. (1965-1991):
- Pamphlet for Winton Company Sales
- Photocopied article from June 1988 issue of Logging & Sawmill Journal, "The Power of the Pas"
- Photocopied article from November 1986 issue of Timber Processing magazine, "Pas Increases Production with $20 Million Rebuild"
- Photocopied article from June 1986 issue of Canadian Forest Industries magazine, "Precision sawing key to $20m Hart sawmill rebuild"
- Photocopied article from Aug/Sept 1985 issue of Hiballer magazine, "The Pas Lumber rebuild - with a new way to push technology"
- Photocopied article from December 1993 issue of unknown periodical, "The Pas Lumber Co. a major economic force"
- The Pas Lumber Co. (B.C.) Ltd. Woodlands division organizational chart [ca. 1980-1992]
- List of The Pas Lumber Company Ltd. employee long service awards, March 1992
- "Whip-Saws to Lasers: The Pas Lumber Company Story", 1985
- "A Brief History of The Pas Lumber Company Ltd., Prince George, B.C.", 1985
- Winton Lumber Mills family of companies timeline, 1988
File contains records created or collected by Bob Stowell over the course of his employment with The Pas Lumber Company (B.C.) Ltd. (1965-1991):
- Photocopied 1953 Annual Report of The Pas Lumber Company, Limited
- Photocopied "Questions Regarding The Pas Lumber Company, Limited", 1955
- Letter to salesmen from Winton Lumber Sales Company regarding board measure & surface measure, April 1956
- Proposal from Swan, Wooster Engineering Co. Ltd. for a proposed Parsnip River crossing with a timber trestle bridge at Anzac, 1959-1961. Includes technical drawings.
- "A Brief to the Select Standing Committee on Forestry and Fisheries on Bidding Practice in Crown Timber Sales submitted by the Parsnip Rivers Operators' Association", 1963
- Photocopied letter from District Forester McRae to The Pas Lumber Company (B.C.) Ltd. regarding the company's request to scale debarked timber at Anzac Sawmill, 1966
- Photocopied agreement between Imperial Oil Limited and The Pas Lumber Co. (B.C.) Ltd. for petroleum products, 1966
- Untitled report on stumpage appraisal for Prince George region, [1968 or 1969]
- Photocopied table "The Pas Lumber Company (B.C.) Limited - Projected Net Income for 1967 as Effected by an Employees Strike", 1967
- Photocopied table "Rustad Purchase - Income & Cash Flow Projection", [1968 or 1969]
- Photocopied response report from B.C. Loggers' Division of COFI to the Stanford Research Institute Report, 1969
- Letter to stockholders of The Pas Lumber Company Ltd. re: "Offer to buy The Pas Lumber Company Ltd. Common Stock and 5% Subordinated Debentures", 1969
- Photocopied "The Pas Lumber Company Ltd. Dry Kiln Project", 1969
- Correspondence regarding Anzac Sawmill, 1969
- Proposal report regarding Anzac Small Log Mill, 1969
File contains records created or collected by Bob Stowell over the course of his employment with The Pas Lumber Company (B.C.) Ltd. (1965-1991):
- Invoice from Howard J. Lloyd Logging Ltd., 1970
- Correspondence from Flynn Bros Logging Ltd., 1971
- Report for "Proposed Purchase of Ferguson Lake Sawmill Ltd. Shares", April 1971
- Photocopied "Report on Timber Sale Harvesting Licence Administration" by the B.C. Forest Service, June 1972
- Photocopied newspaper article clippings, primarily from the Prince George Citizen, that include mention of The Pas Lumber Company, 1972-1973. Many of the articles relate to the company's controversial decision to open a new sawmill near Bear Lake.
- Photocopied letter from Ray Williston in support of the proposed new mill at Bear Lake, Feb. 3, 1972
- Photocopied letter from the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George in support of the proposed new mill south of Bear Lake, Feb. 22, 1972
- Photocopied letter from Spruce City Wildlife Association to Ray Williston regarding the proposed industrial site near Bear Lake, Feb. 15, 1972
- Photocopied letter from Howard J. Lloyd Logging Ltd. to The Pas Lumber Company Ltd. regarding difficulties with their company to contractor relationship, 1973
- Pamphlet for Central Interior Loggers' Association 9th Annual Convention, Prince George, 1976
- Photocopied rough draft by Ken Bernsohn sent to Bob Stowell for article "The Biggest, Fastest Operation in the North Pioneers a New Type of Environmental Logging", [after 1976]
- 1979 Annual Report of The Pas Lumber Company Ltd., Prince George, B.C.
File contains records created or collected by Bob Stowell over the course of his employment with The Pas Lumber Company (B.C.) Ltd. (1965-1991):
- Photocopied draft of proposed Plantation Performance Assessment System from the B.C. Forest Service, 1980
- 1980 Annual Report of The Pas Lumber Company Ltd., Prince George, B.C.
- Photocopied memorandum to The Pas Lumber Company Management Group re: "Background Information and Thoughts for Management Group's Consideration in Future Planning Strategies and Objectives for Company", 1982
- Correspondence between The Pas Lumber Company and the Ministry of Forests regarding planting on "Third Band" cutting permits, 1983
- Photocopied report "Prince George T.S.A. Committee - Preliminary Analysis of Strategy Options for Sustut and North Takla Areas of Prince George T.S.A." by Industrial Forestry Service Ltd., 1984
- 1984 Annual Report of The Pas Lumber Company Ltd., Prince George, B.C.
- 1985 Annual Report of The Pas Lumber Company Ltd., Prince George, B.C.
- Photocopied letter from P.T. Eastman of the Canadian Department of External Affairs thanking The Pas Lumber Company for the successful visit of U.S. and Canadian officials to the mill, 1986
- Photocopied briefing book for Hon. Jack Kempf, Minister of Forests and Lands, Province of British Columbia, 1986
- Correspondence between The Pas Lumber Company and the Ministry of Forests regarding stumpage rates, 1987
- Notes relating to a meeting with Dave Parker, Ben Marr, Bob Stowell and Don Gould, 1987
- "The Forest Industry in British Columbia 1987 Comparative Cost Report - Lumber: Northern Interior Region" data and statistical tables compiled by Price Waterhouse
- The Pas Lumber Company Ltd. November 1987 Cost & Financial Statements
- "Written Submission by The Pas Lumber Company Ltd. to the Select Standing Committee on Forests and Lands - Timber Harvesting Contracts", 1988
- Faxed copy of letter from the BC Ministry of Forests and Lands to the City of Prince George regarding a response to their letters concerning timber prices in the Prince George area, 1988
- Newspaper articles from the Prince George Citizen, 1988-1989
- "The Forest Industry in British Columbia 1988 Comparative Cost Report - Lumber: Northern Interior Region" data and statistical tables compiled by Price Waterhouse
- November 1989 newsletter to all employees of The Pas Lumber Company Ltd. outlining poor economic outlook for the upcoming 1990 fiscal year