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MacMillan Bloedel

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MacMillan Bloedel Limited, sometimes referred to as "MacBlo", was a Canadian forestry company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. [1]

51 relations: Arthur Erickson, Barge, Blockade, British Columbia, British Columbia Coast, Brutalist architecture, Canada, Canadian dollar, Canadian Register of Historic Places, Chainsaw, Clayoquot Sound, Clearcutting, Comox, British Columbia, Environmentalist, Europe, Federal Way, Washington, First Nations in British Columbia, Foley, Welch and Stewart, Forestry, Franklin River (Vancouver Island), Georgia Street, H. R. MacMillan, John Stewart (financier), Julius Bloedel, Lidgerwood, Logging, Menzies Bay (British Columbia), Newsprint, North America, Packaging and labeling, Port Alberni, Powell River, British Columbia, Public company, Pulp (paper), Pulp and paper industry, Rail transport, Seattle, Seedling, Softwood, Takeover, Temperate rainforest, United Kingdom, United States, United States dollar, Vancouver, Vancouver Island, Waffle, Weyerhaeuser, Whitford Julian VanDusen, World War I, ..., World War II. Expand index (1 more) »

Arthur Erickson

Arthur Charles Erickson, (June 14, 1924 – May 20, 2009) was a Canadian architect and urban planner.

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Barge

A barge is a flat-bottomed ship, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods.

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Blockade

A blockade is an effort to cut off supplies, war material or communications from a particular area by force, either in part or totally.

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British Columbia

British Columbia (BC; Colombie-Britannique) is the westernmost province of Canada, located between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains.

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British Columbia Coast

The British Columbia Coast or BC Coast is Canada's western continental coastline on the North Pacific Ocean.

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Brutalist architecture

Brutalist architecture flourished from 1951 to 1975, having descended from the modernist architectural movement of the early 20th century.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Canadian dollar

The Canadian dollar (symbol: $; code: CAD; dollar canadien) is the currency of Canada.

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Canadian Register of Historic Places

The Canadian Register of Historic Places (CRHP; Le Répertoire canadien des lieux patrimoniaux), also known as Canada's Historic Places, is an online directory of historic sites in Canada which have been formally recognized for their heritage value by a federal, provincial, territorial and/or municipal authority.

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Chainsaw

A chainsaw is a portable, mechanical saw which cuts with a set of teeth attached to a rotating chain that runs along a guide bar.

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Clayoquot Sound

Clayoquot Sound is located on the west coast of Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia.

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Clearcutting

Clearcutting, clearfelling or clearcut logging is a forestry/logging practice in which most or all trees in an area are uniformly cut down.

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Comox, British Columbia

Comox is a town of about 15,000 people on the southern coast of the Comox Peninsula in the Georgia Strait on the eastern coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

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Environmentalist

An environmentalist is a supporter of the goals of the environmental movement, "a political and ethical movement that seeks to improve and protect the quality of the natural environment through changes to environmentally harmful human activities".

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Federal Way, Washington

Federal Way is a city in King County, Washington, United States.

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First Nations in British Columbia

First Nations in British Columbia constitute a large number of First Nations governments and peoples in the province of British Columbia.

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Foley, Welch and Stewart

Foley, Welch and Stewart was an early 20th-century American-Canadian railroad contracting company.

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Forestry

Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, using, conserving, and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human and environment benefits.

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Franklin River (Vancouver Island)

Franklin River in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, is located between Alberni Inlet and Barkley Sound, was named as part of the Vancouver Island Exploration Expedition of 1864.

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Georgia Street

Georgia Street is an east–west street in the cities of Vancouver and Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.

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H. R. MacMillan

Harvey Reginald ("H.R.") MacMillan, (September 9, 1885 – February 9, 1976) was a Canadian forester, forestry industrialist, wartime administrator, and philanthropist.

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John Stewart (financier)

John Stewart was a Canadian financier and railway builder.

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Julius Bloedel

Julius Harold Bloedel (March 4, 1864 – September 21, 1957) was an American businessman and entrepreneur who operated primarily in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and Canada.

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Lidgerwood

Lidgerwood was a historic American engineering company famous for its boilers, winches, scrapers, hoists and cranes, particularly ones that helped build the Panama Canal.

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Logging

Logging is the cutting, skidding, on-site processing, and loading of trees or logs onto trucks or skeleton cars.

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Menzies Bay (British Columbia)

Menzies Bay is a large bay adjoining Seymour Narrows and Quadra Island north of Campbell River on Vancouver Island.

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Newsprint

Newsprint is a low-cost non-archival paper consisting mainly of wood pulp and most commonly used to print newspapers and other publications and advertising material.

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North America

North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere; it is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas.

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Packaging and labeling

Packaging is the science, art and technology of enclosing or protecting products for distribution, storage, sale, and use.

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Port Alberni

Port Alberni is a city located on Vancouver Island in the province of British Columbia, Canada.

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Powell River, British Columbia

Powell River is a city on the northern Sunshine Coast of southwestern British Columbia, Canada.

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Public company

A public company, publicly traded company, publicly held company, publicly listed company, or public corporation is a corporation whose ownership is dispersed among the general public in many shares of stock which are freely traded on a stock exchange or in over the counter markets.

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Pulp (paper)

Pulp is a lignocellulosic fibrous material prepared by chemically or mechanically separating cellulose fibres from wood, fiber crops, waste paper, or rags.

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Pulp and paper industry

The pulp and paper industry comprises companies that use wood as raw material and produce pulp, paper, paperboard and other cellulose-based products.

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Rail transport

Rail transport is a means of transferring of passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, also known as tracks.

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Seattle

Seattle is a seaport city on the west coast of the United States.

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Seedling

A seedling is a young plant sporophyte developing out of a plant embryo from a seed.

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Softwood

Scots Pine, a typical and well-known softwood Softwood is wood from gymnosperm trees such as conifers.

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Takeover

In business, a takeover is the purchase of one company (the target) by another (the acquirer, or bidder).

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Temperate rainforest

Temperate rainforests are coniferous or broadleaf forests that occur in the temperate zone and receive heavy rainfall.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States dollar

The United States dollar (sign: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ and referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, or American dollar) is the official currency of the United States and its insular territories per the United States Constitution since 1792.

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Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia.

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Vancouver Island

Vancouver Island is in the northeastern Pacific Ocean, just off the coast of Canada.

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Waffle

A waffle is a dish made from leavened batter or dough that is cooked between two plates that are patterned to give a characteristic size, shape, and surface impression.

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Weyerhaeuser

Weyerhaeuser (pronounced "Warehouser") Company, is one of the world's largest private owners of timberlands, owning or controlling nearly 12.4 million acres of timberlands in the U.S. and managing additional 14.0 million acres timberlands under long-term licenses in Canada.

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Whitford Julian VanDusen

Whitford Julian VanDusen (July 18, 1889 – December 15, 1978), born in Tara, Ontario, was a Canadian lumber magnate and philanthropist, Retrieved on January 2, 2011 who established the Vancouver Foundation.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacMillan_Bloedel

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