Logging History of Campbell River Area

A presentation from the Museum at Campbell River's Educational Programming Department featuring our region's logging history. See the Museum's website for accompanying worksheets for kids from grades 4-12.

[@fiftysevenwelder3839]

Thanks for the upload. My Dad and his older brother where logging in the Black creek area during the 1950's. They were both single and looking for adventure. After a time my Dad moved back to Saskatoon and my uncle never left the island. I miss the stories, laughter and deep friendship they had.

[@christuttle3980]

Great history! Worked for MacMillian Bloedel Eve River Division from 1980 to 2005 loved every minute of it!

[@rogerthepilotagain]

What a wonderfully produced video. Thank you.

[@davidepittiglio8579]

No need for gym work after a day with these men!!!!!

[@michelbissonnette8793]

Wow...real work

[@Mooseracks]

My father was on a crew on the Buttle Lake project...trees were so big...some are still there at the bottom of the Campbell lake

[@davidbannerman4359]

My father was a scaler for Harper Bakie in that area, Buttle and Upper Campbell just before they flooded it

[@Mooseracks]

@Keevin Tom yup... no one was thinkin very well back then... money, money money. I am sure it was an amazing valley at one time...

[@Mooseracks]

@Keevin Tom hey, think of the situation where we export 90% 0f ALL logs...these greedy companies save on export taxes...great for our economy...NOT really

[@Laurel-zg8tn]

my ole man was a scaler for ERT, 3 brothers works here too.. 2 killed on the job..

[@snxwfxll8964]

Yoooooooo themuseum here is hella fun

[@67bajabuilder]

So sad its all gone....

[@thecount1001]

not all. lots of wilderness all around us on the Island. tremendous wildlife, and big old growth tree stands are around and not uncommon.

[@67bajabuilder]

@@rileygally2967 Yeah I hear ya.... Been here 45 years, this place is a stump farm and its like nobody notices...

[@Okanaganguy2021]

@@67bajabuilder Exactly! Such a shame very little old growth left. The fish and the trees are almost gone:(

[@christuttle3980]

Great video Thanks

[@mickbowe4252]

I'm from the riv yo

[@dennisschell5543]

No tree huggers! 😎

[@biker2988]

No but a lot of environmental damage. Stream spawning beds decimated. Uncontrolled erosion. Rivers silted up only to dump into the ocean. It's a good thing that "tree huggers" ( environmental scientists ) came about or this generation would not have loggers. These old loggers had no intention. time or knowledge of reseeding. How about salmon fishermen? Their industry might not be here if not for regulations. Read about the incredible damage the mining industry did in California with hydraulic mining to the farmers. They were not stopped by tree huggers but were by farmers, ranchers, fishermen and other land owners. One industry has no right to destroy life for others.

[@markworthing5901]

Not a single mention of first nations? ....

[@jj-eo7bj]

Who ?

[@tuckerj07]

@@tedcity5861 legit

[@cburg6383]

Why would there be?

[@Maybe1Someday]

Cars arnt the reason for climate change. The lack of any tree being over 20 years old is the problem.