Nanaimo

Record of Gurbakhsh Narang's wood scaling certificate from Vocational Training School in Nanaimo, B.C. The letter is signed by the instructor, Willis Shaparla. The course was four weeks long.

In a hall at the Coast Bastion Inn in Nanaimo B.C., Herb Doman stands behind a podium with a microphone on a raised platform. A trophy rests on a table behind the podium. Another trophy is visible in the foreground. Attendees can be seen sitting at a table to the right of the podium. An exit door and a light fixture can be seen in the background.

In a hall at the Coast Bastion Inn in Nanaimo B.C., a large crowd looks on while Herb Doman stands behind a podium with a microphone on a raised platform. One man stands on the raised platform to Herb's right, while seven other men stand on the floor with their attention turned to Herb. Herb is holding a large trophy. Other attendees can be seen sitting at folding tables in the background. Two exit doors and a light fixture can be seen in the background.

A wide shot of five or six lumber mill workers standing on a deck in a Mayo Lumber Company sawmill. Among them are the spotter Ranjit Karod and the bull saw operator Chuck Williams. From File "Mayo Lumber".

A wide shot of two lumber mill workers standing amidst large piles of lumber in a fenced-off outdoor storage area at Mayo Lumber. One of the workers uses a [ratchet bander?] to bind straps to a bale of lumber. A second worker, wearing a hardhat, watches the first. From File "Mayo Lumber".

Nirmal Manhas, tail sawyer at Goug[?] Sawmill, uses a [tool?] to [measure?] a log as it moves down a conveyer and [into?] a machine. He is wearing a hardhat. On the wall behind him, a drawing of a bird and various other messages have been scratched into the wood. From File "Mayo Lumber".

Edger Karnail Manhas and another lumber mill worker pose for a photo at [Goug?] Sawmill. Both men are wearing hardhats. From File "Mayo Lumber".

Nine lumber mill workers sit at two tables in the Mayo Lumber Company lunchroom. The tables are covered with lunchboxes, thermoses, and equipment, including hardhats. Two instructional posters are pinned to the rear wall. From File "Mayo Lumber and Mayo Forest Products".

Lumber graders Gurdial Parmar and Buta Manhas pose for a photo near their workstation at Mayo Lumber in Nanaimo, B.C. They are wearing work gloves, hard hats, and safety earmuffs. From File "Mayo Lumber and Mayo Forest Products".

Lumber graders Buta Manhas and Gurdial Parmar are hard at work at Mayo Lumber in Nanaimo, B.C. Wearing work gloves, hard hats, and safety earmuffs, the two men examine boards coming down[?] a long, flat track. From File "Mayo Lumber and Mayo Forest Products".