Forest Heavy Plant Machinery Cat Logpicker
Vancouver began exporting lumber in 1865. Since then, they've built quite an operation, and as a result British Columbia is responsible for half of the production of Canada, making the country the largest exporter of forest products in the world. They've managed to do this by selling below cost. The felled trees are floated to the mill along the Fraser river. Upon arrival at the sawmill they are cut into boards, generating mountains of sawdust. Then the cut lumber is stacked onto barges. Floating logs, which cover the Fraser river at times, are listed as one of the local hazards that boaters and users of the river must be aware of. These trees were felled far from the city itself, but can be stored nearby, floating in water near the airport until the sawmill is ready for them. "Since the 19th century, the Douglas fir, named for botanist David Douglas, has been the mainstay of the West Coast forest industry. In 1848, the Hudson's Bay Co. established a small mill at Fort Victoria, site of present day Victoria, where timber was cut into lumber and shipped to markets in San Francisco, Calif., and Hawaii. The first real export mill was opened at Alberni, , in 1861 by industrialist Edward Stamp." Legion Magazine In Canada, the timber industry is subsidized by the government. In economic terms the Canadian Government is liquidating their resources at a fraction of their true value in order to ensure full employment. This causes some in the United States to cry foul, and in fact has led to more than one NAFTA oversight committee. "Provincial governments grant an annual allowable cut to sawmill owners at whatever low price is necessary to maintain full employment in the timber industry. These sawmills usually pay a fraction of the price that American sawmill owners pay, creating a great disparity that is beginning to wreak havoc with the timber industry in the United States.
Size: 3759px × 5577px
Location: Vancouver Island British Columbia Canada
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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