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A THREE-HOUR TOUR? Open house 1964 at the MacMillan Bloedel and Powell River Ltd. Chemainus sawmill division. Anyone recognize any of those ladies on the tour? (Photo courtesy Chemainus Valley Museum)

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Ladies at a Chemainus sawmill open house in 1964

Feb. 11, 2021 9:30 a.m.
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A THREE-HOUR TOUR?

Open house 1964 at the MacMillan Bloedel and Powell River Ltd. Chemainus sawmill division. Anyone recognize any of those ladies on the tour? (Photo courtesy Chemainus Valley Museum)

Ladies at a Chemainus sawmill open house in 1964

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