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Old 11-21-2015, 08:33 PM   #45
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Eric spent a lot of time on POW Island where some of the more interesting shipping methods for today's Alaska logging industry were developed. When moving cordage to Asia packing the lumber and cuts has become quite an art, much of it developed in Thorne Bay.

A favorite pastime of mine for a day or two a year has become spending time in Chemainus where so much of the logging industry for construction purposes was perfected. And still practiced in the surrounding area.


Some trivia - A few years ago I did a bit of work with the Meadow Lake Tribal Council. They have several economically viable and modern commercial lumber operations in Saskatchewan as part of their First Nations corporation. This company is quite impressive and has taken a very forward thinking approach to resource development.
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