Mitchell Island

Acknowledgement

Mitchell Island lies on the traditional territories of the Stz’uminus, səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group, S’ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmaɁɬ təməxʷ (Musqueam), Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla

A sepia toned photograph depicting a man processing lumber into boards using heavy equipment in a manufacturing plant. A wood wall telephone hangs behind him next to a paned glass window.

Private Collection, Associated Fuels
A worker planes lumber in a Mitchell Island sawmill (circa 1950). As well as processing wood for lumber, the sawdust produced was compressed into logs for use as firewood.