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Letter regarding C.A. Sillquist from the General Secretary of the Lumber, Camp, and Agricultural Workers' Department of the One Big Union

"Sy Pederson was born into a logging family of fallers in Courtenay and followed the family tradition when he turned 21. Falling was a dangerous job and Sy recognized the hazard posed by the piecework system. He organized fallers in an illegal strike in 1972, despite union opposition, where they stayed home to successfully achieve a day rate system. Active in his union, the International Woodworkers of America (IWA), he became president of his local as well as of the labour council.

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Recordist attempted to capture booming sounds but only voices were audible.Recording Context: Specific venue; Environmental ambience; Public; OutdoorThe locations indicated on the map may be approximate, depending on log/archival data available. A soundscape recording.

Recordist in conversation. Surreptitious recording.Recording Context: Environmental ambience; Public; Indoor; TransitContext Notes: Rattling; Low or heavy frequency; Layers; MaskingThe locations indicated on the map may be approximate, depending on log/archival data available. A soundscape recording.

Several men sitting on sawn fir tree

Loggers at work with fallen tree trunks

Illustration of horses and workers hauling lumber. Embossed maple leaves at right

Front view of truck with large fir trunks

Large logs falling into water

View of man felling tree top

View of cut logs being transported on railroad tracks

Log boom in foreground; Boathouses on distant shore

View of rows of piled logs at edge of forest

Train & logging scene (upper), sea view from ship (lower)

Ten horses pulling a row of logs. Two men are shown near the horses.