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CIPA Lumber Co. dropsorter Boota Rai, wearing a hardhat and work gloves, turns away from his workstation in the sawmill to pose for a photo. Before him is a long, flat track covered in sawdust and various squared boards. Loose boards and tangled electrical cables can be seen at his feet. From File "CIPA Sawmill, Nanaimo". CIPA Lumber Co. Ltd. is a subsidiary of ITOCHU Corporation. The role of a dropsorter at a Lumber Mill is to determine where each piece of lumber has to go based on the lumber thickness, width, length, species, quality, and other factors.
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CIPA Lumber Co. lumber grader Darshan Athwal poses for a photo in front of various boards and milling equipment at CIPA's Nanaimo sawmill. Behind him, a plywood board is scrawled with scribbles, signatures, tally marks, and a drawing of a bird. From File "CIPA Sawmill, Nanaimo". CIPA Lumber Co. Ltd. is a subsidiary of ITOCHU Corporation.
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CIPA Lumber Co. sawyer Sarwan Sujan turns away from his workstation at CIPA's Nanaimo Sawmill to pose for a photo. Before him is a console with a large radial scale and several switches, knobs and buttons. Behind the console, mill machinery is visible through a glass pane. From File "CIPA Sawmill, Nanaimo". CIPA Lumber Co. Ltd. is a subsidiary of ITOCHU Corporation.
2023_07_01_006.pdf
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Striking IWA members Gurdev Pabla, Ajit Manhas, and Raghbir Jaswal pose behind a folding table at the IWA's strike headquarters in Nanaimo, B.C. Gurdev and Raghbir sit while Ajit stands behind them. On the table are printed documents along with a styrofoam cup and an ashtray. Gurdev has a pen in his hand and is writing on one of the documents. From File "IWA Strike, Various Headquarters and Operations".
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Striking IWA members Roger Stanyer, Tarlochan Parhar, and Santokh Dhasi stand in front of a parked car near a CIPA sawmill in an urban area. Santokh holds a protest sign. From File "IWA Strike, Various Headquarters and Operations".
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Image of a house across the street from the park on Haliburton St. where the annual Mayo Lumber Co. picnic was held. Mayo Singh arranged with the homeowner for use of their bathrooms during picnic.
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Image of a park with a playground off of Haliburton St. This park was the site of the annual Mayo Lumber Co. picnic.
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Image of Lum Buck Chew with his arm around his grandson at his home. Lum worked for the Mayo Lumber Co. and his family was one of only four Chinese Canadian families in Paldi.
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Aerial photograph of log booms in the water outside of the Mayo Lumber Co. sawmill in Nanaimo.
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Image of a the Mayo Lumber co. sawmill in Nanaimo.