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  1. Len Burton

    British Columbia Forest Products Ltd.

    Great history story.
  2. Len Burton

    British Columbia Forest Products Ltd.

    Thanks. I just sold the old K5 Blazer about a month ago it was a great bush beater I bought it new. Here is another pic from a long time ago back about 10 years after they shut down the old skidder. This second growth has probably been relogged now. It goes to show then forests are sustainable...
  3. Len Burton

    British Columbia Forest Products Ltd.

  4. Len Burton

    British Columbia Forest Products Ltd.

    It feels like yesterday when I look back on the pictures.
  5. Len Burton

    British Columbia Forest Products Ltd.

    Last of the pics.
  6. Len Burton

    British Columbia Forest Products Ltd.

    More pics of Renfrew.
  7. Len Burton

    British Columbia Forest Products Ltd.

    Al asked me to upload some old pictures that I found. They go from the mid 60s through the 80s to 2001 20 years ago. Through the years I have always had great memories of working in Port Renfrew in the 60s and try to make it back when I can. I went back again in 2019 and checked out lens Creek...
  8. Len Burton

    British Columbia Forest Products Ltd.

    Thanks for the pic Al, Blaine was my mentor as well.
  9. Len Burton

    British Columbia Forest Products Ltd.

    I just found an obit for Blaine Hanna he passed on Nov.6 2020. He was born in 1930. I met Blaine in the mid 60s in Port Renfrew. He was a high rigger/Hook tender when I worked with him. He was a great guy to work for.
  10. Len Burton

    British Columbia Forest Products Ltd.

    Don Austin went by the name of "Stang", Brian Charlton punked whistles he was quite short and went by the name of "Stump". There were a few others but I just can't remember all their names. Don Austin and someone else whose name escapes me decided to go logging in Austrailia. They went by tramp...
  11. Len Burton

    British Columbia Forest Products Ltd.

    I have no idea where he ended up.
  12. Len Burton

    British Columbia Forest Products Ltd.

    I just remembered the Stan I remember. He was Stan Elliott and he was a taxi driver before coming to Renfrew.
  13. Len Burton

    British Columbia Forest Products Ltd.

    That is cool !!!!
  14. Len Burton

    British Columbia Forest Products Ltd.

    I remember Vern Waleen, Danny Mclain and Rat and I can't remember what his name was either. There was Don Petrie, LLoyd Cerico, Dutchie Caspers,Howard Hyde, Rolly Kenedy, Fred Call and a lot I just can't remember. I just found a few pictures of Gary Muir and I when I first started in Renfrew...
  15. Len Burton

    British Columbia Forest Products Ltd.

    Wilf Tucker was married to crazy Carls sister and set chokers in the early 60s. His hobbies were drag racing at the original Cobble hill. He had an injected flathead dragster that we spent more time pushing down the quarter mile as opposed to racing it He never lived in Langford .He got Carl...
  16. Len Burton

    British Columbia Forest Products Ltd.

    I remember when we had the Christmas dinner in the cookhouse and they put out free cigarettes Carl would take one and eat. He never ceased to amaze me with the things he'd come up with. Carls brother in law worked in Renfrew before Carl his name was Wilf Tucker and just about as haywire as Carl...
  17. Len Burton

    British Columbia Forest Products Ltd.

    He is the one and only. I used to run with him.
  18. Len Burton

    British Columbia Forest Products Ltd.

    Hi Al, I just remembered Stans last name, it was Elliott. Don Austin went by the nick name of "Stang". Don got the bright idea of taking a tramp steamer one way to Australia because the rumor was there was big money to be made. He was somewhat stuck for about 5 years to make enough money to get...
  19. Len Burton

    British Columbia Forest Products Ltd.

    Hi Al,I took all these pictures in the summer of 66 it's definitely summertime .If it was February there'd be a trace of snow up on the hills in the back ground. I went back in my notes ( I have always journaled) the pictures were taken on the Lens Creek Main just above Pixie Lake. Jim Weir...
  20. Len Burton

    British Columbia Forest Products Ltd.

    Jim Weir running the yarder 1965. I went back last fall 55 years later and it looks like the second growth has been logged.
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