General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

paper; wood; plexiglass; metal components.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

38.2 cm

Width

26.4 cm

Height

2.7 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Forestry

Category

Archives

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

British Columbia

Period

Presumably presented/displayed 1974- 1983.

Canada

From Mill No. 4 at Chemainus, B.C.. Built in 1925 by the Victoria Lumber & Mfg. Co., Mill No. 4 was bought c. 1944 by H.R. MacMillan, and operated as a MacMillan business (becoming, after 1951, MacMillan Bloedel) until 1982, when it was closed and dismantled. In 1984 a new and modern mill was built in Chemainus: as of 2001, it was still in operation. In social and economic terms., Mill No. 4 represents the apex of industrial development in Chemainus, in a sector of paramount importance to both the community and the province. Maximum production was 1 million board feet of lumber, over a 24-hr period, with three continuous shifts employing a total 1000 people. (The current mill employs 150 people and processes about 450,000 board feet a day) Mill No. 4 was also a part of an industrial continuum with roots dating back to the pioneer period of settlement on Vancouver Island. (Ref. 1) This award recognizes the Chemainus saw mill's Mill Boom employees, who worked for 6+ years without suffering an accident resulting in lost time.

Function

Formal recognition of achievement, intended for public display.

Technical

Award presented to Mill Boom [employees], Chemainus Sawmill Division- MacMillan Bloedel, in recognition of 142,168 consecutive hours worked without an accident/injury resulting in loss of time.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Award certificate reads " Presented t[o/ MacMillan]n Bloedel Ltd./ S[hemainu]s Sawmill Division/ Mill Boom/ GREEN CROSS FOR SAFETY [logo]/ BRITISH COLUMBIA/ SAFETY COUNCIL/ Award/ of/ Honour/ for having operated 142,168 consecutive/ man hours without a lost time injury from/ December 16 th. 1968/ to June 30th. 1974/ August 1 1974/ [signature]/ PRESIDENT/ [signature]/ GENERAL MANAGER/ [embossed gold foil seal]". Round decal applied to upper left front corner of plexiglass reads "INTERNATIONAL WOODWORKERS OF AMERICA/ AFL - CIO & CLC/ [graphic]/ I.W. OF A." "983.45.392.a" printed by hand in white ink on board back.

Missing

None.

Finish

Award printed on white paper; black, blue, green and goldtone markings and graphics; gold foil seal. Mounted on wooden support, behind plexiglass cover: cover secured to wood backing using metal hardware metal eyes screwed into wooden support provide means of suspension. Goldtone, green, black and white decal applied to plexiglass cover.

Decoration

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