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The first recorded sawmill was Pioneer Lumber of J Tiffin built about 1883 on the northshore of Burrard Inlet at Port Moody. It likely became Burrard Inlet Red Cedar about 1891 and lasted til about 1905.2
CPR Terminus with Tiffan's Mill in background27 August 1886
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
Credits:John Buell, photo
1981.131.006
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Canadian Pacific Lumber formed in 1900 on the western edge of the south shore. It was destoyed by fire in 1904 but was quickly rebuilt. It became Port Moody Lumber about 1925. It was destoyed again by fire in 1930 but not rebuilt.After the Second World War, Pacific Shingle and Vancouver Shingle were on or near the site but gone by 1960 when Pacific Coast Terminals took over the site.
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CPL mill from the Abernethy Housecirca 1910
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
Credits:Edward Bros photo materials, Vancouver
1979.032.004
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The Emerson Mill was built in 1905, just to the east of the Canadian Pacific Lumber mill. It became the Thusrton Mill in 1912, then Thurston/Favelle, then just Favelle. It has had a number of different owners but is still called the Favelle Mill in 2009. It is now owned by a group including Mill and Timber and is the last operating mill on Burrard Inlet.6
Favelle Cedar from Baird's on the wharfmid 20th century
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
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Just east of the Favelle Mill was a congomeration of mills. McLean is reference to having a mill here about 1913. The 1916 phone book lists Port Moody Shingle. Port Moody Shingle is mapped agaian after the Second World War then in 1950 Singh and Singh are refernced which could be as mentioned in oral histories as"The Hindu Mill". By 1955 the area had become Rocky Point Park.8
McNair's Mill was built in 1914 from the opportunity of the Coquitlam Dam construction. A railway had been built for the dam construction which was converted to a logging railway to access local timber. As well, the Buntzen Power Project which was fed from the Coquitlam Dam, allowed McNair's to be the first all electrically powered mill in BC.Hage Timber became involved in the early 1920's but left due to fire in about 1924. The Mill operated regularly until the mid 1950's and was being demolished in the late 50's when totally destroyed by fire circa 1959.
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McNair's logging Railway1914-1950
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
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Coquitlam Dam Railwaycirca 1913
Coquitlam, British Columbia
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To the West of McNair's Mill was Premium Shingle. This is only refereneced in 1940 but is probably Jackson's Mill. It is showed in a photo circa 195212
Tidal swimming pool with mills in backgroundcirca 1952
Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
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