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Thurston-Flavelle mill workers1912-1954
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
Credits:City of Port Moody
Port Moody Station Museum
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Port Moody's first city councilCirca 1913
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
Credits:Port Moody Station Museum
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About 1910, Perry Roe and his brother-in-law, Robert Abernethy built almost identical houses on St Johns Street. The most prominant houses in Port Moody. Roe's house still stands in 2009 but Abernethy's burnt down about 1914.10
The house built for Perry Roe20th Century, 1910
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
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Abernethy Housecirca 1910
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
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Financial troubles at Thurston-Flavelle20th Century, 1913-1914
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
On May 23, 1913 The Western Call newspaper reported that Thurston-Flavelle mainly handled cedar for the eastern market.
On September 30th of the same year The Bank of Montreal demanded immediate repayment of their loan after auditors disclosed that the amount provided to the bank to establish credit was far from that of Thurston-Flavelle's balance sheets.
In 1914 Thurston-Flavelle was able to obtain a 4 month extension from BMO after they promised to reduce their loan by 50% in that time frame. The United States Government had eliminated their tariffs against Canadian cedar shingles.
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Muriel's father and brother worked at Thurston-Flavelle Mill20th century
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
Credits:Darcy Crum
Sarah Billy
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Aird Flavelle at the mill in the snow11 December 1922
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
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The Flavelle family20th Century
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
Credits:Darcy Crum
Sarah Billy
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The road to a modern mill20th Century
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
In 1955 the mill was sold to Canadian Collieries Ltd. but was still called Flavelle Cedar. Weldwood of Canada Ltd. purchased the mill in 1964 and Flavelle Cedar became a division of Weldwood of Canada. It had 350 employees. In 1966 the production of shingles and shakes was discontinued. The mill changed hands again in 1995 when International Forest Products (Interfor) bought Weldwood of Canada Ltd. and Flavelle Cedar. The mill was modernized in 1995 with a major rebuild. In 1998 Flavelle Cedar closed but was reopened in 2000 when it was purchased by Mill and Timber. Currently (2009) the mill has approximately 50 employees as is still known as Favelle Cedar.
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Flavelle Mill as seen from wharf20th Century, 1926
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
Credits:Port Moody Station Museum
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Mill strike20th Century
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
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Strike at the mill20th Century
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
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The Union at Thurston-Flavelle20th Century, circa 1929
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
Credits:Darcy Crum
Sarah Billy
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