Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2011.600.004 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Logging truck bridge under construction. A crane is lowering a log and cars on the road udnerneath can be seen. In the background, a locomotive can also be seen going over the Canadian National Railway. Captioned: "Highway -- Overpass at Koksilah" (3.5km south of Duncan). |
Image File Name |
1950 - Crane Lowering Log with Locie in Background - Koksilah - 2011600004 - jpg72 - 001 |
Date (y/m/d) |
1950/ / |
Place |
Koksilah |
Provenance |
In 1950, MacMillan Bloedel's Shawnigan Division began building a logging truck road in Koksilah for their logging operations. The road was built adjacent to Canadian National Railway tracks. The Shawnigan Lake Lumber Company Limited paid members of the Cowichan Indian Reserve No. 1 as compensation for using their land. MacMillan Bloedel Limited was a Canadian forestry company with headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia. In 1951 Bloedel, Stewart and Welch merged with H.R. MacMillan to form MacMillan Bloedel Limited. Bloedel, Stewart and Welch held many timber resources and MacMillan was the first truly integrated forestry company in British Columbia. The two companies had timber holdings side-by-side and there was a natural synergy from this merger. In 1959 Macmillan Bloedel merged with a third company, Powell River Limited. MacBlo was purchased by Weyerhaeuser in 1999. |
Search Terms |
Koksilah Shawnigan Lake Lumber Company Canadian national Railway Cowichan Indian Reserve No. 1 MacMillan Bloedel M&B CNR Construction Crane |
Collection |
Documentary, Cowichan Valley |
People |
Kennah |
Subjects |
Road & Railway Construction Bridges & Trestles Heavy Equipment |