Our group gathered at Gord Peacock's place in New Westminster, then drove for 2 hours up the scenic Sea-to-Sky highway under sunny skies. The traffic was heavy through the city and although the group got broken up, we managed to assemble at Jon and Rita Carey's house in Brackendale. After a brief rest, Jon led us up the road to the AJ Forest Products sawmill for a mill tour.

LGMAC cars parked next to stacks of prime western red cedar destined for mostly southern US markets

The mill produces mainly large specialty timbers cut from both old and new growth trees. We were given a terrific educational tour of the operation by Chris Turner, the mill production manager, who described how the wood is processed and selected from logs to finished product.

Here logs are delivered by truck directly from log booms, then sorted according to quality.

After de-barking, logs are cut by bandsaws and travel on conveyors to be trimmed according to customer demands

We were able to view the process from overhead walkways.

Back at Jon and Rita's, the BBQ was fired up for a tasty lunch. Someone was eagerly looking for any scraps of food that might fall.

Although there was a forest fire just a few blocks away, the wind was blowing the smoke away from us so we had a pleasant lunch in the back yard.

May 3rd. Crescent Beach Tour

A nice Spring day for our first run of the year. Eight Model A's met at Al Glen's and journeyed south to Historic Stewart Farm. We had a nice walk around the grounds and a farmhouse tour. We then continued on for a drive through Crescent Beach Marina before stopping at Crescent Beach for a picnic lunch. Thanks Al for leading this event.

We only had a few Model A's and about 18 men plus ladies.
While the men did some tune-ups, socializing and a little mechanical work, the ladies enjoyed tea tasting inside.

Thanks to Al and Marion for hosting this event