Kaslo, B.C.
Kaslo, B.C.
Kaslo is a village in the Kootenay region of British Columbia which was noted as the location of the mailing address for the WestLand series of films produced by Mike and Jean Halleran between 1983 and 2007. WestLand’s documentaries covered various aspects of British Columbia’s natural resources sector, such as forestry and fishing. The University of British Columbia Library, located in Vancouver, British Columbia, has digitized and made available online 195 WestLand productions.
Oregon State University, Corvallis, O.R.
Oregon State University
Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, hosts the United States Forest Service Video Workshop Videotapes Collection through the Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries. The original VHS copy of Green Side Up! Plant Right, Grow Right is located at Oregon State University, which has also digitized the film for viewing online.
Richmond, B.C.
6951 Westminster Highway Richmond, B.C.
Richmond, British Columbia, is the location of the head offices of WorkSafeBC, also known as the Workers’ Compensation Board of British Columbia. WorkSafeBC has produced films on workplace hazards and safety in the forest product industry, such as Finding a Safe Position, which the Pemberton Museum, based in Pemberton, British Columbia, has digitally uploaded to YouTube.
Detroit, M.I.
Detroit, Michigan
NTN, a production company that collaborated with Weyerhaeuser to create the film To Touch the Sky (1971) on contemporary logging and regrowth practices, had offices in Detroit. To Touch the Sky is held at the Forest History Society Archives and has been digitally uploaded to the foresthistory YouTube channel.
Hollywood, C.A.
Hollywood, California
Hollywood is a centre of the global film industry. NTN, a production company that collaborated with Weyerhaeuser to create the film To Touch the Sky (1971) on contemporary logging and regrowth practices, had offices in Hollywood. To Touch the Sky is held at the Forest History Society Archives and has been digitally uploaded to the foresthistory YouTube channel.
Sayward Valley, B.C.
Sayward, British Columbia
The Sayward Valley is a historic logging site on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. A fire which occurred in the Sayward Valley in 1938 and subsequent efforts to restore the area are the subject of The Day the Sayward Died, a film produced by the British Columbia Forest Service in 1973. The Day the Sayward Died was digitized as part of the British Columbia Forest Service’s centenary and is available for viewing on YouTube.
Weston, Q.C.
Boulangeries Weston, Rue Charbonneau, Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada
Les Boulangeries, Weston, is one of the locations featured in Forevergreen – Flight for Freedom. The film is a non-forestry film and was produced by Forevergreen Production by producing organization Canada Post Corporation. The Film is a part of the Council of Forest Industries of B.C. media library donated to Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Prince Edward Island is one of the locations featured in Forevergreen – Flight for Freedom. The film is a non-forestry film and was produced by Forevergreen Production by producing organization Canada Post Corporation. The Film is a part of the Council of Forest Industries of B.C. media library donated to Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Iqualit, N.U.
Iqaluit, NU, Canada
Iqualit, Nunavut is one of the locations featured in Forevergreen – Flight for Freedom. The film is a non-forestry film and was produced by Forevergreen Production by producing organization Canada Post Corporation. The Film is a part of the Council of Forest Industries of B.C. media library donated to Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Brandon, M.B.
Brandon Correctional Centre, Veteran's Way, Brandon, MB, Canada
Brandon Correctional Institution is one of the locations featured in Forevergreen – Flight for Freedom. The film is a non-forestry film and was produced by Forevergreen Production by producing organization Canada Post Corporation. The Film is a part of the Council of Forest Industries of B.C. media library donated to Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Halifax, N.S.
Halifax, NS, Canada
Halifax, N.S. is one of the locations featured in Forevergreen – Flight for Freedom. The film is a non-forestry film and was produced by Forevergreen Production by producing organization Canada Post Corporation. The Film is a part of the Council of Forest Industries of B.C. media library donated to Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Beat the Street Learning Centre, Winnipeg
Frontier College Winnipeg, Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Beat the Street Learning Centre, also referred to as Frontier College in Winnipeg is one of the locations featured in Forevergreen – Flight for Freedom. The film is a non-forestry film and was produced by Forevergreen Production by producing organization Canada Post Corporation. The Film is a part of the Council of Forest Industries of B.C. media library donated to Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Nanaimo, B.C.
Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Nanaimo, B.C. is one of the locations featured in Forevergreen – Flight for Freedom. The film is a non-forestry film and was produced by Forevergreen Production by producing organization Canada Post Corporation. The Film is a part of the Council of Forest Industries of B.C. media library donated to Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Toronto, O.N.
Toronto, ON, Canada
Toronto, O.N.is a location featured in the film Yes Canada: The Pathfinder Learning Systems a non-forestry film. The film was a part of the Council of Forest Industries of B.C. media library donated to Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Chicago, IL, USA
Chicago is featured in the film Yes Canada: The Pathfinder Learning Systems a non-forestry film. The film was a part of the Council of Forest Industries of B.C. media library donated to Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Vancouver, B.C.
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Vancouver, B.C. is featured in Demonstration Video n. 44, a non-forestry film produced by Hartmoor Productions. The film was a part of the Council of Forest Industries of B.C. media library donated to Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Richmond, B.C.
Richmond, BC, Canada
Richmond, B.C. is featured in Demonstration Video n. 44, a non-forestry film produced by Hartmoor Productions. The film was a part of the Council of Forest Industries of B.C. media library donated to Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Florida, U.S.A.
Florida, USA
Florida, U.S.A. is one of the locations featured in Super Natural Cedar a film produced by Kelly Duncan Productions and the Council of Forest Industries of B.C. held in Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Granville Island, B.C.
Granville Island, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Granville Island, Vancouver B.C., is one of the locations featured in Super Natural Cedar a film produced by Kelly Duncan Productions and the Council of Forest Industries of B.C. held in Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Horseshoe Bay, B.C.
Horseshoe Bay, West Vancouver, BC, Canada
Horseshoe Bay located just off the Whyte Lake trail in West Vancouver is one of the locations featured in Super Natural Cedar a film produced by Kelly Duncan Productions and the Council of Forest Industries of B.C. held in Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Whistler Village, B.C.
Whistler Village Centre, Blackcomb Way, Whistler, BC, Canada
Whistler village, known for its alpine and outdoor beauty is one of the locations featured in Super Natural Cedar a film produced by Kelly Duncan Productions and the Council of Forest Industries of B.C. held in Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Polynesian Village
Polynesian Village, Florence, AL, USA
Polynesian Village is one of the locations featured in Super Natural Cedar a film produced by Kelly Duncan Productions and the Council of Forest Industries of B.C. held in Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands (Schipol Railway)
Schiphol Airport, Schiphol, Netherlands
Schiphol railway is a major passenger railway station in Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands and is one of the locations featured in Super Natural Cedar a film produced by Kelly Duncan Productions and the Council of Forest Industries of B.C. held in Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
France
France
France is one of the locations featured in Super Natural Cedar a film produced by Kelly Duncan Productions and the Council of Forest Industries of B.C. held in Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Sydney Opera House, Australia
Sydney Opera House, Sydney NSW, Australia
The infamous Sydney Opera House, located in Australia is one of the locations featured in Super Natural Cedar a film produced by Kelly Duncan Productions and the Council of Forest Industries of B.C. held in Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
China
China
China is one of the locations featured in Super Natural Cedar a film produced by Kelly Duncan Productions and the Council of Forest Industries of B.C. held in Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Westminster, London
Westminster, London, UK
Westminster, city in London United Kingdom is one of the locations featured in Super Natural Cedar a film produced by Kelly Duncan Productions and the Council of Forest Industries of B.C. held in Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Burnaby, B.C. (Simon Fraser University)
Simon Fraser University, University Dr, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Simon Fraser University has a popular campus in Burnaby B.C. which has been known for its mountain and forest-like features. The campus is one of the many featured in the film Plywood World and was produced by Fortune Films and the production organization Council of Forest Industries of B.C. on behalf of the manufacturers of PMBC Exterior Plywood and held in Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Japan
Japan
Japan is one of the locations featured in the film Hemlock: The Natural Choice produced by Council of Forest Industries of B.C. in Vancouver B.C. and held in Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Coquitlam, B.C. (Coquitlam Centre)
Coquitlam Centre, Barnet Highway, Coquitlam, BC, Canada
Coquitlam Centre is a central mall in the tri-cities and is one of the locations featured in the film Hemlock: The Natural Choice produced by Council of Forest Industries of B.C. in Vancouver B.C. and held in Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Carmanah Valley, B.C.
Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
Carmanah Valley, B.C. is one of the locations featured in the film Spiked produced by Production Magic Ltd and the organization MacMillan Bloedel. The organization is in Vancouver B.C. and the film is held in Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Rosander Creek, B.C.
Rosander Main, Youbou, BC, Canada
Rosander Creek, B.C. is one of the locations featured in the film Spiked produced by Production Magic Ltd and the organization MacMillan Bloedel. The organization is in Vancouver B.C. and the film is held in Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Tsitika Valley, B.C.
Tsitika Mountain, BC, Canada
Tsitika Valley, B.C. is one of the locations featured in the film Spiked produced by Production Magic Ltd and the organization MacMillan Bloedel. The organization is in Vancouver B.C. and the film is held in Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Eve River, B.C.
Eve River, British Columbia, Canada
Eve River, B.C. is one of the locations featured in the film Spiked produced by Production Magic Ltd and the organization MacMillan Bloedel. The organization is in Vancouver B.C. and the film is held in Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Walbran Valley, B.C.
Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
Walbran Valley, also known as part of the Carmanah Walban region, is located within the forests of British Columbia and is featured in the film Fragile Earth: Battle for the Trees, produced by BBC4/NFB and held in Vancouver, B.C. Walbran Valley is also one of the locations featured in the film Spiked, produced by Production Magic Ltd and the organization MacMillan Bloedel. The organization is in Vancouver, B.C., and the film is held in Vancouver, B.C. UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Vancouver Island, B.C.
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver Island is one of the locations featured in the film Spiked produced by Production Magic Ltd and the organization MacMillan Bloedel. The organization is in Vancouver B.C. and the film is held in Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Lumby, B.C.
Lumby, BC, Canada
Lumby British Columbia is one of the locations featured in the logging training film Operating Planers Safely, 1989, produced by Southern Interior Planerman’s Association organization and held in UBC’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
Oregon, U.S.A.
Oregon, USA
Oregon is located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and is featured in the Voices of the Pacific Northwest film which is produced by Pinktak Communications International with HQ in Washington D.C. and held in Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Victoria, B.C. (Pacific Forestry Centre)
506 Burnside Rd W, Victoria, BC, Canada
Pacific Forestry Centre analyzes forest trends and was featured in The FRDA story by the B.C. Ministry of Forests organization and is held Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Cowichan, B.C.
Cowichan Valley, BC, Canada
The Cowichan Valley Regional District is located along southern Vancouver Island. Cowichan is featured in the film “Looting a Legacy,” The Journal and is a recording from CBC held in Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Port McNeill, B.C.
Port McNeill, BC, Canada
Port McNeill, a small town located towards the North Island region of Vancouver Island is featured in the film Our Business is Growing Produced by Hartmoor Productions and Western Forest Products is held in Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Port Alice, B.C.
Port Alice, BC, Canada
Port Alice, a village on Vancouver Island is featured in Our Business is Growing Produced by Hartmoor Productions and Western Forest Products is held in Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Powell River, B.C.
Powell River, BC, Canada
Powell River is featured in the film Webs and is a film reel head in the UBC RBSC film archives.
California, U.S.A.
California, USA
The state of California, and the city of Powell River, B.C. are featured in the film Webs and is a film reel head in the UBC RBSC film archives.
Princess Louisa Inlet, B.C.
Princess Louisa Marine Provincial Park, Gibsons, BC, Canada
Princess Louisa Inlet is known to be one of British Columbia’s most outstanding stretches of landscape, with its coast running 6 kilometres long. The Inlet is featured in the film Canada Aircrane which is being held in Revelstoke, British Columbia’s Interior Forestry Museum.
Penticton, B.C.
Penticton, BC, Canada
Penticton, a beautiful city in British Columbia’s Okanagan region is featured in Interior Lumber Manufacturer’s Association AGM 1992: Requirements for the Sustainable Future of Interior Communities. The films were produced by Interior Lumber Manufacturer’s Association and held in Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Penticton, B.C.
Penticton, BC, Canada
Penticton, a beautiful city in British Columbia’s Okanagan region is featured in Interior Lumber Manufacturer’s Association AGM 1992: Coming to Terms with Public Expectations, The U.S. Experience. The films were produced by Interior Lumber Manufacturer’s Association and held in Vancouver B.C., UBC RSBC has fonds from the Council of Forest Industries of B.C., ARC-1141, which includes 100 films.
Rayonier Mill, New Westminster, B.C.
New Westminster, BC, Canada
The Rayonier Mill is featured in the film Wood Frame Construction produced by Lew Parry Film Productions and BC Lumber Manufacturers. The film is held in UBC’s Rare Books and Special Collections in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Barkerville, B.C.
Barkerville, BC, Canada
The film Red Cedar et Douceur de Vie produced by Canawest Film Productions features the historic town of Baskerville, British Columbia. Situated in Northern B.C., Barkerville was a prominent town during the Caribou Gold Rush and is now home to a historic town and park which attracts many tourists. The film is held in UBC’s Rare Books and Special Collections in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Sweden
Sweden
The country of Sweden is featured in the films Not Wanted: Pollution, Forest in Sweden, and Modern Forestry In Sweden. All three films were produced by Radio Sweden with the later being produced by Radio Sweden, The Swedish Institute, and the Sweden Forestry Association. All three films are held in UBC’s Rare Books and Special Collections in Vancouver B.C.
Columbia River, B.C.
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Walls of Wisdom directed by William Woodbridge, features the “banks of the mighty Columbia River”. The film is a part of the UBC Rare Books and Special Collections held in Vancouver, British Columbia.
British Columbia Vocational School
Nanaimo Career & Technical Center, Wakesiah Avenue, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Currently a part of Vancouver Island University, the former British Columbia Vocational School now known as the Nanaimo Career and Technical centre was featured in Careers in Logging produced by Bill Roozeboom Productions and commissioned by COFI B.C. The film is a part of a collection of over 100 films held in Vancouver B.C. at the UBC’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
Woss Lake, B.C.
Woss, BC, Canada
Woss Lake, or Woss, is a village built for railway logging and for which forestry continues to be an economic driver. It is featured in the forestry film Tree Farming in the Nimpkish Valley, produced by Whizkid Productions and Canfor’s Englewood’s Logging Division and held in the UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
Vernon, B.C.
Vernon, BC, Canada
Vernon is home to a detachment of B.C.’s Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. It was also featured in the films The Englewood Faller and Tree Farming in the Nimpkish Valley, produced by Whizkid Productions and Canfor’s Englewood Falling Division and held in the UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
Whistler, B.C.
Whistler, BC, Canada
Surrounding the municipality of Whistler is the 33,000-hectare Cheakamus Community Forest. Logging in the forest is managed by the Lil’wat and Squamish First Nations and the Resort Municipality of Whistler. The forest’s managers sell carbon offsets to emitters to compensate for their greenhouse gas emissions. Cheakamus is the only community forest in B.C. to sell carbon offsets.
In addition to managing the Cheakamus Community Forest, the municipality of Whistler is featured in the forestry film Super Natural Cedar, produced by Kelly Duncan Productions and held in the UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
Burnaby, B.C.
Burnaby, BC, Canada
In 2022, Burnaby was the site of anti-old-growth logging protests. The city was also featured in the Canawest Film Production’s forestry film The Choice of Living, held in the UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
New York, New York
New York, NY, USA
While New York City is not home to commercial logging, shots taken in the city were featured in the National Tuberculosis Association’s film The Inside Story, part of the Council of Forestry Industries of B.C. fonds in the UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
Florida Keys, Florida
Florida Keys, Florida, USA
While the Florida Keys does not have a significant forestry industry, shots taken in the Archipelago were featured in the Council of Forest Industries of B.C.s’ film Symphony in Cedar, held in the UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
Langara Gardens, Vancouver, B.C.
Langara Gardens, West 57th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada
The Langara Gardens is a location featured in the forestry film The Way of the Wood, produced by the Council of Forest Industries of B.C. and held in the UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
University of Montana Archives & Special Collections, Missoula, Montana
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, Campus Drive, Missoula, MT, USA
The Archives and Special Collections at the University of Montana’s Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library holds several forestry films, including a collection of D. Douglas Dent timber falling instructional films and Telltale Productions’ Fury for the Sound of Women at Clayoquot.
Lions Gate Bridge, Vancouver, B.C.
Lions Gate Bridge, Lions Gate Bridge Road, Vancouver, BC, Canada
The Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver, B.C. is featured in the forestry film The Choice of Living, produced by Canawest Film Productions and held in UBC’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
Salmo, B.C.
Salmo, BC, Canada
The forests around Salmo were featured in the forestry film New Forests for Old, produced by Crawley Films and held in the UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, 14th Street Southwest, Washington, DC, U.S.
The U.S. Forest Service is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and produced the forestry film The Axman, held in the Forest History Society’s collections.
Penticton, B.C.
Penticton, BC, Canada
Penticton played host to the Interior Lumber Manufacturers’ Association’s annual general meeting in 1992, which was filmed. The footage is held in UBC’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
Victoria, B.C.
Victoria, BC, Canada
In addition to being the home of the Royal British Columbia Museum, which has many forestry films in its collections, Victoria is a location featured in the forestry film Free Growing! Tomorrow’s Forest Growing Today, which was produced by the staff of the BC Forest Service in Campbell River and is held in UBC’s Rare Books and Special Collections. Victoria was also the city where the British Columbia Forest Service’s Information Division, responsible for the production of films such as The Day the Sayward Died, was based.
Royal B.C. Museum, Victoria, B.C.
Royal BC Museum, Belleville Street, Victoria, BC, Canada
Victoria is home to the Royal British Columbia Museum, which has a vast collection of forestry materials. Of particular interest to researchers studying forestry films are their fonds dedicated to MacMillan Bloedel and Ministry of Forests Films & Videotapes. Among the films held in their collections are Bucking Facts, a 1969 training film produced by the B.C. Forest Service outlining how to use a chainsaw to buck trees into logs safely, and Hauling Logs, a training film produced by Rarig Film Productions & MacMillan Bloedel that demonstrates safe loading, transporting and dumping of logs.
Revelstoke, B.C.
Revelstoke, BC, Canada
According to the city of Revelstoke, forestry is a large part of the city’s economy. Revelstoke is home to the B.C. Interior Forestry Museum, which, in its collections, has the forestry film Canada Aircane, filmed at Princess Louisa Inlet on B.C.’s Pacific coast.
Campbell River, B.C.
Campbell River, BC, Canada
According to the city of Campbell River, forestry is a significant contributor to the local economy; more than 6% of jobs in the city are connected to the industry. Campbell River is a location featured in the film Free Growing! Tomorrow’s Forest Growing Today, produced by Campbell River’s Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations detachment and held in UBC’s Rare Books and Special Collections. Campbell River is also mentioned in The Day the Sayward Died as a site connected to the Sayward’s highway network.
Simon Fraser University Campus, Burnaby, B.C.
Simon Fraser University, University Dr, Burnaby, BC, Canada
The Simon Fraser University campus is a location featured in the film Plywood World, produced by Council of Forest Industries of B.C. on behalf of PMBC Exterior Plywood, and held in UBC’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
New Zealand
New Zealand
Forestry in New Zealand is, according to IBISWorld, a six billion dollar industry that supports approximately 4,000 businesses. Forestry scenes from New Zealand are featured in the film Timborized Timber, produced by Robert Steele Motion Pictures and 20 Mule Team Productions for Borax and held in UBC’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
Sacramento, California
Sacramento, CA, USA
Sacramento is home to California Forestry Association, which advocates for the state’s forest products industry. The city is also a location featured in the forestry film Greenbelt U.S.A. produced by Alfred Higgins Productions and held in UBC’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
Aldergrove, B.C.
Aldergrove, Langley Township, BC, Canada
Aldergrove is a location featured in Logging and Sawmill Journal Sampler, a forestry film produced by Foster Productions, Inc. and held in UBC’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
Kamloops, B.C.
Kamloops, BC, Canada
Kamloops is home to the Interior Lumber Manufacturers’ Association, an industry group representing forestry companies in British Columbia’s Southern Interior. Several films produced by the Interior Lumber Manufacturer’s Association, including AGM 1992: Requirements for the Sustainable Future of Interior Communities and AGM 1992: Coming to Terms with Public Expectations, The U.S. Experience, are held in UBC’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
Princess Louisa Inlet, B.C.
Princess Louisa Inlet, British Columbia, Canada
Princess Louisa Inlet is a location featured in the film Canada Aircane, held in the BC Interior Forestry Museum.
100 Mile House, B.C.
100 Mile House, BC, Canada
100 Mile House is a locations featured in the logging training film Operating Planers Safely, 1989, produced by Southern Interior Planerman’s Association organization and held in UBC’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
108 Mile House, B.C.
108 Mile Ranch, BC, Canada
108 Mile House is one of the locations featured in the logging training film Operating Planers Safely, 1989, produced by Southern Interior Planerman’s Association organization and held in UBC’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
Gatineau, Quebec
Gatineau, QC, Canada
Gatineau has one of the oldest logging traditions in Canada. Formerly known as Hull, it was founded in 1800 by the Wright family, who made their living in the timber trade. The Gatineau River became a significant vessel used to transport timber to market in Quebec City. Gatineau was also, for a time, home to filmmakers F.R. and Judith and their company Crawley Films, which produced New Forests for Old, held in UBC’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS, USA
Hattiesburg lies in the Pine Belt region of Southeast Mississippi, named for the plentiful longleaf pines that grow in the area. In the late 1800s, railroads were built in the region, opening its forests to extensive harvesting. Today, forest products continue to play a significant role in Hattiesburg’s economy. There are harvesting, logging equipment, and sawmill companies based in and around the city. For much of the 20th century, Hattiesburg was host to Cavenham Forest Industries LLC. Cavenham Forest Industries LLC produced logging & forest products processing films, many of which are held at the Forest History Society in Durham, N.C, including Falling Logs, Safe Logging, and Forests for the Future.
Ryan Valley, B.C.
Ryan River, British Columbia V0N 2L2, Canada
The Ryan Valley surrounds the Ryan River near Pemberton in the North Shore mountains. In the 1990s, Valleau Logging harvested trees in the valley, where they filmed several forestry films including Valleau Logging – Snag!, Valleau Logging – Logging Trucks and Valleau Logging – Grapple Yarding. These films, and other Valleau Logging films shot in the Ryan Valley are held in the Pemberton Museum’s forestry and logging video gallery: pembertonmuseum.org/gallery/videos/.
Pemberton, B.C.
Pemberton, BC, Canada
Commercial logging has existed in Pemberton since the 19th century. For nearly 100 years, forestry was a large economic driver in the city thanks to both logging and mill activities. Logging activity in the area has since decreased, however, some forestry operations remain active. In addition to industry, Pemberton is home to the Pemberton Museum and Archives, which has a collection of forestry films. A list of the films held in the collection is available at the museum’s website: www.pembertonmuseum.org/gallery/videos/forestry-and-logging-videos/.
Bowron River, B.C.
Bowron River, British Columbia, Canada
The Bowron River is a tributary of the Fraser River that runs through Northern British Columbia. Logging operations have historically taken place along the river. Several episodes of the pro-logging industry television series Westland, which aired between 1984 and 2007, including The Biggest Clearcut, Watershed Restoration North Central BC, and BC’s New Forest Practices Code were filmed along the Bowron River. These films are available in the University of British Columbia library’s open collections: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/westland.
Sechelt Peninsula, B.C.
Sechelt Peninsula, British Columbia, Canada
The Sechelt Peninsula is located on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia. Logging is one the principal economic activities in the area. Several episodes of the pro-logging industry television series Westland, which aired between 1984 and 2007, including Future Forests, Free to Grow, Free to Cut? and What if We Stopped Clearcutting? were filmed in the Sechelt Peninsula. These films are available in the University of British Columbia library’s open collections: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/westland.
Prince George, B.C.
Prince George, BC, Canada
Forestry is one of the largest economic drivers in Prince George, and there are a number of pulp and lumber mills around the community. The city surroundings were featured in a forestry film produced by Cornel Neronovitch, who owned three sawmills in the Prince George area. This film, and others like it, such as the British Columbia Forest Service’s The Mark of Progress (1959), are held in the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) Archives and Special Collections, which is also in Prince George. Prince George and its economic significance are the focus of the introduction of The Mark of Progress, which premiered in front of a live audience in the city and is now digitally available on YouTube courtesy of the UNBC Northern BC Archives.
Central British Columbia Railway & Forestry Museum, Prince George, B.C.
850 River Rd, Prince George, BC, Canada
The Central British Columbia Railway & Forestry Museum contains artifacts connected to Central BC’s history of forestry and locomotives, including multiple forestry films. Among the films held at the museum are the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s Blockade, the Ministry of Forests’ Reforestation of British Columbia – A Growing Success, and Weyerhaeuser’s Off Road Limits. More information on the museum’s collections is available at their website: Home – Central British Columbia Railway and Forestry Museum (pgrfm.bc.ca).
Powell River, B.C.
Powell River, BC, Canada
Powell River, BC is a city located in the Sunshine Coast region of British Columbia. It is featured in the MacMillan Bloedel film The Powell River Story which is held in the Library Archives of Canada. The city has an extensive history of logging; MacMillan Bloedel Limited operated in the area from 1959 to 1999, and logging and forestry practices continue around Powell River today.
Haida Gwaii
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
Haida Gwaii, am archipelago located off the coast of northern British Columbia, is featured in the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s 1986 The Nature of Things: Islands at Edge. The Nature of Things is a documentary television series hosted by David Suzuki that features stories about the effects humans have on nature across Canada. Haida Gwaii was logged extensively through much of the 20th century, which led to protest and conflict, and eventually, the establishment of the Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site, which protects much of the archipelago from logging.
UNBC Northern BC Archives & Special Collections, Prince George, B.C.
3333 University Way, Prince George, BC, Canada
The UNBC Archives & Special Collections, located in Prince George, BC, contains thousands of archival materials and records, most of which concern themselves with northern BC. The archives contain a number of forestry films, several of which are digitized and available to watch online. Films held in the UNBC Archives & Special Collections include the British Columbia Forest Service’s the Mark of Progress, the Canadian Forest Products Ltd.’s A Question of Balance: Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Interior Operations, and Northwood Pulp and Timber Ltd.’s the Unquiet Forest. Materials held in the UNBC Archives & Special Collections are recorded here: Home – Northern BC Archives – Subject Guides at University of Northern British Columbia (unbc.ca).
Clayoquot Sound, B.C.
Meares Island, British Columbia, Canada
The Clayoquot Sound is a 100-km wide inlet off the west coast of Vancouver Island. It is home to the communities of Tofino and Ucluelet. The Clayoquot Sound is best known for the anti old-growth logging protests that took place in the area predominantly in the 1980s and 90s in response to MacMillan Bloedel logging practices. In the early 1990s, thousands of protestors gathered in the remote areas of the Clayoquot Sound in what was one of the largest acts of civil disobedience in Canadian history. Hundreds of protestors were arrested for blockading logging roads, and refusing to leave when presented with a court injunction. The conflict has since become known as the War of the Woods. The protests that took place in the Clayoquot Sound resulted in the creation of a number of forestry films, and the area is featured in several of the films examined in this project, including MacMillan Bloedel’s The Clayoquot Compromise, which has been preserved by the Vancouver Public Library, the CBC’s Clayoquot Sound: Trees of Jobs?, which has been preserved by the University of Fraser Valley Library, the CBC’s MacMillan Bloedel fails in the Clayoquot Sound, which has been preserved by the University of British Columbia Library, and the non-industry Fury of the Sound, digitally available on YouTube.
Port Alice Pulp Mill, Port Alice, B.C.
1051 Marine Dr, Port Alice, BC V0N 2N0, Canada
The Port Alice Pulp Mill, known in recent years as the Neucel Pulp Mill, was featured in the 1990 Council of Forestry Industries of B.C. film Our Business is Growing. The Pulp Mill was built in 1917 and closed in 2019 shortly before Neucel Specialty Cellulose delcared bankrupcy. The film Our Business is Growing is held in the UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
Cowichan, B.C.
Lake Cowichan, BC, Canada
Cowichan is a region on the southern side of Vancouver island home to several communities, including Duncan, Chemainus, Cowichan Lake, Cowichan Bay and Ladysmith. The region has a strong logging industry, specifically near Lake Cowichan, a community near the Fairy Creek logging protests and blockades, which garnered international media attention in 2021. Logging in Cowichan has been featured in several of the forestry films examined in the project, including The Journal and Choose the Future, both of which are held in the UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
Carmanah Valley, B.C.
Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
The Carmanah Valley is the site of MacMillan Bloedel’s 1988 film Sitka Sanctuary. In 1988, the Carmanah Valley was the site of protests opposing MacMillan Blodel’s old-growth clear-cutting in the region. This film was part of MacMillan Bloedel’s public relations campaign following the demonstrations. It is narrated by a MacMillan Bloedel communications employee who outlines the economic benefits of logging in the area and discusses MacMillan Bloedel’s commitment to protecting old-growth trees.
Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations – Campbell River
370 South Dogwood Street, Campbell River, BC, Canada
In 1991, BC Forest Service staff in Campbell River, who work at the Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations, created the film Free Growing! Tomorrow’s Forest Growing Today which features . The film has been preserved in the University of British Columbia’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
UBC Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Vancouver, B.C.
1961 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, located on the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver campus, is a facility that contains spaces for student learning and gathering, as well as library and archival collections. Many forestry films collected by the University of British Columbia’s Rare Books and Special Collections are held here. Notably, the location is host to the UBC RBSC’s Council of Forestry Industries of British Columbia fonds, which contains 99 forestry films.
B.C. Council of Forest Industries Headquarters, Vancouver, B.C.
595 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada
The Council of Forest Industries of B.C. is an advocacy group that represents the interests of the B.C. forestry industry. They have produced a number of forestry films which are held in the UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections. Among the films included in the UBC RBSC’s archive are Operating Planners Safely, Spiked, Japan SPF Mission, Yet the Forest Stands, and Forests Forever. A full list of the films present in the archive, which were studied for this project, are available at RBSC / OSC Archives (ubc.ca).
Former MacMillan Bloedel, Vancouver, B.C.
1075 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada
MacMillan Bloedel was a forestry company based in Vancouver, B.C. In the early 1990’s MacMillan Bloedel was subject to public protests and media backlash from around the world over its practice of clearcutting old-growth trees on Vancouver Island. In 1999, MacMillan Bloedel was purchased by the American timberlands company Weyerhaeuser. MacMillan Bloedel produced many forestry films, many of which are held in the University of British Columbia’s archives, the Forest History Society Archives, and in private collections.
Weyerhaeuser Corporate Headquarters, Seattle, WA
220 Occidental Ave S, Seattle, Washington, USA
Weyerhaeuser is a timberlands and forest products company based in Seattle, Washington. Weyerhaeuser has been operating in Canada since the mid 20th century and currently has the rights to 14,000,000 acres of Timberland across the country. In 1999, Weyerhaeuser purchased MacMillan Bloedel Limited, a forestry products company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. A number of the films examined in this project were created by Weyerhaeuser, the majority of which are part of the Forest History Society’s archives. A full list of the Forest History Society’s Weyerhaeuser Audio-Visual collections is available here: https://foresthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Weyerhaeuser-Series10-AudioVisual.pdf
Port Alberni, B.C.
Port Alberni, BC, Canada
Port Alberni is a town located on central Vancouver Island with a long history of forestry. It was the location of B.C.’s first-ever export sawmill in 1860, and forestry continues to be a principle economic driver and source of employment for its residents. Shots filmed in Port Alberni are present in several industrial forestry films of the 20th century, including in Coulson Logging, and Respiratory Protection in the Pulp and Paper Mill, the latter of which is held in the UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
Forest History Society, Durham, NC
Forest History Society, Academy Road, Durham, NC, USA
The Forest History Society is a nonprofit library and archive dedicated to preserving the history of the forestry industry. It has a vast collection of forestry films, the majority of which were created by the timberland and wood products company Weyerhaeuser. The society has close ties to Weyerhaeuser; F.K. Weyerhaeuser was one of the society’s original six founders. The materials preserved in the Forest History Society’s audiovisual Weyerhaeuser collection are listed here: Weyerhaeuser Collection – Series 10. Audio/Visual Materials Inventory (foresthistory.org).
Canawest Film Productions
Burnaby, BC, Canada
Canawest films is a production company based in Burnaby, B.C. that produced a number of forestry films for the B.C. Council of Forestry Industries. They produced the films Red Cedar et Douceur de Vie, Quality Control, and Annual Meeting-1973, all of which are held in the UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
Nimpkish Valley, B.C.
Woss, BC, Canada
Many Canfor Corporation forestry films were shot in the Nimpkish Valley. The Nimpkish Valley, located inland towards the north of Vancouver Island, has played host to the logging industry for over 100 years. Canfor first acquired timber rights in the area in 1944. Upon the acquisition of timber rights, Canfor established the Englewood Logging division in the area. Films shot in the Nimpkish Valley include The Landing Team, Grapple Yarders, Setting Chokers, and Tree Farming in the Nimpkish Valley, all of which were produced by Whiz Kid Productions.
Foresters
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Produced by the National Film Board and directed by Vancouver’s Werner Aellen in 1968
Whizkid Productions
Woss, BC, Canada
Producing videos for Canfor Englewood c. 1980s