6 THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER

First Issue June, 1968

THE IWA CAMERA COVERS

WINNER OF LOCAL 1-7V s TROPHY FOR THE “OBSTACLE POLE BUCKING, BRIAN HERLIHY OF SOOKE, IS SHOWN BEING CONGRATULATED BY LOCAL 2nd VICE-PRESIDENT - WALTER KOZIJ DURING TROPHY PRESENTATION CEREMONIES.

GREATEST LOGGER OF THEM ALL AT ‘CAMP woss LOGGING SPORTS DAY WAS TED ROBERTS OF PORT ALBERNI, SEEN HERE RECEIVING THE PIERRE PARIS MEMORIAL TROPHY.

TWO CONTESTANTS IN THE OBSTACLE POLE BUCK- ING ARE SHOWN MAKING THEIR CUTS AS CROWD LOOKS ON WITH KEEN INTEREST.

POWER SAW BUCKING. WINNER WAS GRINO MARINO OF CAMP WOSS.

THESE WERE THE TROPHIES PRESENTED AT THE CLOSE “CHOKERMAN’S | RACE. WINNER W 5 TED "ROBERTS OF THE CONTEST. OF PORT ALBERNI.

WOMEN’S HAND BUCKING CONTEST. SORRY WE AXE CHOPPING. WINNER WAS BRIAN HERLIHY OF DON’T HAVE THE NAMES OF THE WINNERS. SOOKE.

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competition for his first place

’ Community Association

The Camp Woss Commun the PNE’s Festival of Forestry how to run a loggers’ sports

In a real community effort, bers of Local 1-71) and officials: Camp Woss on Northern Vancox cessful loggers’ sports attraction; spectators to the camp June 8.

centres on Vancouver Island, Vz strated their skill and agility in { chopping, obstacle pole buckin

v \ a Under a cloudless sky, pe | ir “4 3 sports, to the delight of the large

Camp Woss which is located ji is one of four camps in the comp other camps are Camp “A”, cor Englewood Division is one of th shows in British Columbia andi (The Loggers’ Local).

One of the top attractions dur to the holiday atmosphere were children from the camp to Lake pany’s old 1920 American Rod ste

There were also 15 minute aér a cost of $2 for adults and $1 for dously popular. Day-long free ¢ chips, chicken, and roast beef sai approval.

Ted Roberts of Port Alberni was awarded the Pierre Paris Me points in the novice competitio

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place in both the power saw bud third place in the obstacle polet

Winner of the trophy provided pole bucking contest was Brian) greatest logger of them all at las

The trophy was presented t : presidient Walter Kozij who se Following is a complete list { Under 18 Tree Climbing: $10, 6 mond Lutz, Woss Lake. Women’s Spike Driving: $10, Johnston, Gold River; $5, Olive & Chokerman’s Race: $15, Ted! Johnston, Gold River; $5, Vic Di Junior (Novice) Tree Climbing berni; $10, Armand Didier, Du Log Birling: $20, Art William Squamish; $5, Rick Lusney, Kok t Obstacle Pole Bucking: $15, 8 Randall, Port Hardy; $5, Ted F : Axe Throw: $15, Art Willian Port Alberni; $5, Owen Carney, 34 Molly Hogan Race: $10, Bruee Gavin, Kokish; $5, Bill Johnston; Eye Splicing: $15, John Ka Kokish; $5, Tony Dickenson, Power Saw Bucking: $20, G Roberts, Port Alberni; $5, J. Axe Chopping: $15, Brian Port Alberni; $5, Bruce Carson,

Senior Tree Climbing: $25, 3 | Art Williams, Ladysmith; $10, J. 4

Two-man Hand Bucking: der, Vancouver, and Jim Whit and Don Baron, both of Ko Tony Dickinson, Nanaimo.

Bill Moore, chairman of the ‘ recognized as having done th 4 Coastal camps, attended the © high praise to the community

Bill, who is the owner of ti at Winter Harbour, devote a gow various camps staging demon ; top PNE logging champions.

It was the result of his v Woss last year that the id

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