Lumber trade

Dogar Singh Bains's narrative discusses his personal history, marriage, and working in the lumber industry. Bains also discusses his wages and the diversity of his co-workers. He also discusses helping create a Gurdwara in his community, living in bunkhouses and the food that was served in bunkhouses. Dogar also mentions his family including his children and community celebrations that he would attend in his spare time.

Audio file of an interview with Davinder Singh Dolla conducted by MB. Davinder Dolla is a Canadian citizen who came to Canada in 1959. His first job was in a farm in Vancouver. He also discusses his immigration history, working in both mills and farms, working as a chipper on the sawmill, and learning welding. Dolla also discusses his challenges and life in Canada.

Transcription of interview with Davinder Singh Dolla who discusses his immigration history, working in both mills and farms, working as a chipper on the sawmill, and learning welding. Dolla also discusses his challenges and life in Canada.

Davinder Singh Dolla's narrative includes his immigration to Canada, working in both farms and mills and learning welding. Davinder also mentions how working sawmills was hard work.

Audio interview with Beant Singh Sidhu conducted by SB. Beant Singh Sidhu is a Canadian citizen who came to Canada in 1964. His first job was at a mill near Vancouver called Rainier Mill. He also discusses his immigration status, working at Canadian sawmills and his wages. He also mentions the tensions that sometimes arose between the European White settler workers and South Asian workers.

Transcription of interview with Beant Singh Sidhu who discusses his immigration status, working at Canadian sawmills and his wages. He also mentions the tensions that sometimes arose between the European white settler workers and South Asian workers.

Beant Singh Sidhu's narrative discusses his first job in Canada, his move back to India, and his work once returning to Canada. Sidhu explains how his work was tough but paid better than other jobs. He also mentions the tensions that sometimes arose between the European White settler workers and South Asian workers. Lastly, he mentions how later in life he left sawmills for a career in farming.

Audio interview with Bant Brar conducted by SB. Bant Singh Brar came to Canada in 1972. His first job was at Mission Shake and Shingle in Mission. Brar also discusses his immigration status, owning a sawmill, and the challenges he faced such as hatred from members of the European White settler community. He also discusses the length of shifts and the diversity of his co-workers at the sawmills. He also discusses the food he ate and his good memories.

Transcription of interview with Bant Brar discusses his immigration status, owning a sawmill, and the challenges he faced such as hatred from European White settler community. Brar also discusses the length of shifts and the diversity of his co-workers at the sawmills. He also mentions the food he ate and his good memories.

Bant Singh Brar discusses his immigration status, tough experiences working at sawmills and ownership of a sawmill. He also discusses the length of shifts, the diversity of his co-workers at the sawmills and his good memories. Brar also discusses how many South Asians also faced physical threats while working at sawmills. He also mentions the food he ate and his leisure time.