SPONSORTS, FUNDERS & SUPPORTERS

BC Forest Museum society wishes to acknowledge and thank the following for their generous support of the BC Forest Discovery Centre.

Corporate Sponsors

  • True Wood Forests Ltd.

  • Inland Kenworth (Nanaimo)

  • Osborne Realty Services Ltd.

  • Experience Cycling Ltd.

  • Hayes Stewart and Little Chartered Accountants

  • Cowichan Petroleum Sales Ltd.

  • Country Grocer

  • Discovery Honda

  • Discovery Computers

  • Cowichan Valley Inn

  • Independent Media Productions

  • CVRD - Economic Development Commission

  • Steeves Forest

  • Bald Eagle Campground

  • Iverson Forest Inc.

  • Crofton Auto Service

  • Centurion Lumber Manufacturing Ltd.

  • Ellison Escavating Ltd.

  • Butler Brothers Supplies Ltd

  • L & L Baird Contracting Ltd.

  • Olympic Forest Products

  • Madill Equipment

  • Bow-Mel Chrysler

  • Nanaimo Port Authority

  • Western Forest Products Operating Grants

Project Grants

  • Heritage Canada - Canada Day Committee - Canada Day Celebrations
  • Truck Loggers Association - Truck Loggers' Conference Support and support of Museum Education Program

Gifts in Kind
All those who provided gifts-in-kind over the year, of which there are too many to mention… Thank you!

  • McCroof - Camp Re-Roofing Project
  • Weyerhaeuser - quantity of cedar logs
  • Paul Robitaille - The Loggers Eye display
  • Ministry of Forests - various surplus equipment

Special Volunteer Projects
Many volunteers offer their time and energy to help keep the Museum functioning all year. Below are listed the Special Projects that require the expertise of special volunteer talents.

  • Mann Steam Truck Restoration - Jim Birrell, Allan Bornhorst, John Smith, Bill Smith, George Williamson
  • Fisher Truck Restoration - Vern Wellburn, Bill Simpson
  • Ford Model "T: Crummy Restoration - Bill Simpson, Vern Wellburn
  • Cedar Log Milling - Ken Lowery
  • Bunkhouse Re-Roofiing - Doug Adderley, Cameron Hamilton, Todd Martin, Darcy Tringham, Wayne Tringham, Mike Vander Heiden, Andrew Walker
  • Cedar Shake Splitting - Bill Simpson. Roland Brown, Doug Adderley, Bob Thornton, Wayne Nolan
  • Wellburn Building Steps - Roland Brown
  • Bingo Duty - Wayne and Donna Nolan

Truckloggers Annual Conference - Silent Auction Donations

  • Arbutus Ridge Golf and Country Club
  • Baxter Aviation Ltd.
  • Canadian Air-Crane Ltd.
  • Chemainus Theatre
  • Chowichan Valley Hoo Hoo Club # 229
  • City of Duncan
  • Coulson Group of Companies
  • Crofton Auto Service
  • Corporation of the District of North Cowichan
  • Deer Lodge Motel
  • Judy Hill Gallery & Gifts
  • Madill Equipment Canada
  • Oceanfront Grant Resort and Marina
  • Osborne Bay Resort
  • Station Street Gallery & Frame Shop
  • J. Arthurs Contracting Ltd.
  • Pacific Coastal Airlines
  • Richard Mackie
  • Russell & Lilly Ltd.
  • T&D Carter Holdings Ltd.
  • Vancouver Island Air