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‘the: “project would take}. and: the : winning | design ‘was: ‘provided by ‘a. consortium headed ‘by Domin-

truction Co. Ltd, _of.

ique structure which

“the great. backdrop. of

wilion will feature. more

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m: “alt tower: ‘more.

i of ‘the: forest. vided. f ee of charge” | nember. companies of

ouver Island. Cutting

eo iiney. October” _ after ;

rentwood Bay, af-: ith: holiday in ‘the :

here: they visited

=law and daugh-~

“some cases, |

careful” *stindy and selection’ to

, “meet the pavilion’ architects”: ‘Te- . quirements. - :

The. largest of the logs ¢ came

“from. treés more than 200 feet ». high. Some of them were nearly ~ six; feet-through. at the butt end; : and were’ “more ‘than. 400: ‘Years

old.

: Considerable: care was taken” din’ felling the: great: trees for. its “was: important - the bark be un-

yo damaged. | In/‘some cases, special 1y. --beds ~of:-springy. boughs were’. “was: selected” to project the “A competition _ “wa, held to determine what ‘form *

established to serve as cushions for the falling timber, --,

To minimize damage, special procedures and equipment. were

used in the felling operations. In ~ several cases, winches andother

gear were used to gingerly low-

_ er. them. to the. ground,

Similar” kid-glove treatment was accorded the logs for their. “truck or rail haul from the forest -

S~ “to-tidewater dumping sites on the

‘east coast of the Island. In peewee - fir. logs. were strapped around. the. Expo

: logs =. serving . as a ‘form: ot

protective ” ‘girdle during .. the hauling and dumping operations.

- The ..largest of all the logs required two huge logging trucks.

_. 77. operating ‘in’ tandem ~--» for’ : their journey. to ‘the ‘water dump_

-area,- They were placed) on

_ cradles on top. of standard log - loads and were high enough to oe clear - the: cabs" of. both trucks.

One of."the vehicles used by ~ MacMillan Bloede! 33-ton: . truck . which attracted

‘ mueh. attention at the “Western :

Pavilion of Expo 67: in Montreal. In addition to. the monstrous-.

: “Sized ‘logs atop them,: the tan-

dem trucks were also . joined by cable, permitting the rear ve- ‘hicle to serve as a braking force.

As they :twisted and turned their ~~

way along tortuous logging roads, the two drivers were in constant radio contact with one another to enable co-ordination of driving

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‘and gear shifting. | s case) “specially: made rubber padding

“Ltd. was ae

‘memious;

protected the logs from damagé as they: were. lowered. into. 0 the

“water. =

‘The “Expo logs. were. ‘towed to Vancouver, where. in. late No-

vember they were loaded into the’ Japanese lumber carrier Ho-O

Maru for delivery to Osaka, Construction of B.C,’s pavilion

in Osaka is now underway. The.

distinctive: log structure’ wiil house a theatre in: which a re- volutionary film technique | will

“deseribe the province.in both

color. and. sound, - Beneath the log complex, and extending near- ly the full length of the pavilion site, there will bea lake.and

waterfall area, a mining exhibit, |

and other impressive .displays

depicting a wide variety of in- ~ agricultural and réc->

dustrial, ‘reational activities of B.C.

Each: display: will feature nat-~ ural settings, and be accompan-... “ted “by. effective audio-visual presenta-- tions and lighting effects. ay

An increasing number of dwell-. ; -ings.in Japan are using Douglas ©

unusual» “and

In this casey

highly“;

fir lumber, and for.this reasot ¥

‘the “B,C. ‘pavilion will be of: special’ significance to many In - They will-see.™ at first handsome of the’ raw =. material’® from which has come:

panese visitors,

lumber for many of their homes.

“In. .the..words of John South-:” worth, B.C, Commission to Expo - 70, "We ‘expect this, towering” log structure . will be regarded |.

as a highlight of the world fair. “Its: unique exterior design, will

“undoubtedly ‘trigger. an immed-. iate:- interest and curiosity which:

in turn will attract large crowds + to its displays and other inter-° ‘ior features. ; ‘And we. hope, of course, it, will be one of. the” most. photo-

graphed - pavilions at. Expo °70,"? It should be.

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