Author: Jinder Oujla-Chalmers
Publisher: Harbour Publishing
ISBN: 1550178903
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 217
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When the dust settled after the restructuring of the Canadian forest industry at the beginning of the 21st century and many of the major players such as MacMillan Bloedel, Doman Industries and Slocan Forest Products vanished into memory, one feisty player remained standing, stronger than ever: Terminal Forest Products. Remarkably, Terminal was privately owned by one man, a Sikh immigrant and former labourer named Asa Singh Johal. Who was he and how did he succeed so brilliantly in a field where so many others failed? This book answers that question, and does it in the form of an inspiring story that throws light on Johal’s remarkable character and his traditional Sikh family as well as the evolution of the modern lumber industry. When Johal founded Terminal Forest Products in 1965, he was determined to build a thriving sawmill business. It was a difficult journey—from getting a timber supply and establishing markets, to constantly upgrading equipment and navigating complicated political situations, economic recessions, labour disputes and all the permutations of the softwood lumber dispute. However, through hard work and perseverance, Johal established himself as a force to be reckoned with among the predominately white-owned and white-run forestry giants of British Columbia. His entrepreneurial ability ultimately resulted in the creation of the largest privately owned and operated lumber manufacturing facility on Canada’s West Coast, producing hundreds of well-paid jobs. In this extensively researched book, family insider and author Jinder Oujla-Chalmers provides an intimate and revealing account of one man’s against-all-odds journey to multi-faceted success, and the surprising inside story of one of British Columbia’s economic and philanthropic leaders.
Author: Jinder Oujla-Chalmers
Publisher: Harbour Publishing
ISBN: 9781550178890
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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An intimate portrait of Asa Singh Johal--one of British Columbia's most successful entrepreneurs.
Author: Aaron Williams
Publisher: Harbour Publishing
ISBN: 1990776620
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 201
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A third-generation British Columbia logger returns to the forests of Haida Gwaii, in the grip of change. By the time Aaron Williams began learning how to fall a tree, his family had been making clear cuts on BC hillsides for nearly a century. During his father’s generation, the industry started to crumble, and by the time Williams arrived, he knew his future lay elsewhere. But his father continued in the trade, his work taking him into the forests of Haida Gwaii. There, Williams follows him into a season at Collison Point, where the loggers are increasingly unwelcome visitors to the ancient forests. The Last Logging Show captures the spectacular setting of Haida Gwaii and the people who call it home. It unravels the lives and dreams of those who log the forests for a living, who have coexisted with the Haida for generations—but while one way of life is in the twilight of existence, the other is being reborn. Thoughtful and compelling, this is a story of connection, community, and the force of fundamental change.
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Category : Business enterprises
Languages : en
Pages : 998
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Category : Forest products industry
Languages : en
Pages : 984
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Category : Business enterprises
Languages : en
Pages : 1280
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Category : Logging
Languages : en
Pages : 648
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Category : Corporations
Languages : en
Pages : 1620
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Author: Gurmukh Singh
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Category : Punjab (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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This glossy coffee-table book captures in vivid detail the rise of the Sikhs as a global community. The Sikhs started migrating to various corners of the globe from about the end of the 19th century. However, today they occupy a place of pride in their adopted lands owing to their sterling success in fields as diverse as politics, business, entertainment and administration. The lucid style of writing, combined with exhaustive research conducted across various parts of the world, makes this book an important tool in assessing the success of this enterprising and global community.
Author: Wayne
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ISBN: 9780262130806
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Languages : en
Pages : 353
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In his introduction to this book, George R. Harrison, Dean Emeritus of M.I.T.'s School of Science, writes as follows: "Basic to man's behavior is his ability to determine, modify, and adapt to his environment. This he has been able to do in proportion to his skill at making measurements, and fundamental to all other measuring operations is his ability to determine locations in the material world. Thus the science of mechanical measurements is a fundamental one. It is this science, and the art which accompanies and informs it, with which this book is concerned." This is the third book produced by the , Inc., of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Like all of its products, the book is marked by a clean precision of design and execution. The firm has built a worldwide reputation since 1924, both as a manufacturer of special tooling to extremely close accuracies and of machine tools that make possible a very high degree of precision. Wayne R. Moore has assembled in the 350 pages of Foundations of Mechanical Accuracythe company's intimate knowledge of and experience with mechanical accuracy, and how to achieve it. He has illustrated his text with over 500 original photographs and drawings. This book tells how to attain precision in manufacturing to millionths of an inch and how to control such precision by appropriate measuring techniques. The book is divided into four main sections: geometry, standards of length, dividing the circle, and roundness. A fifth section covers "Universal Measuring Machine Techniques and Applications." The book is printed in two colors throughout, and interspersed with full-page, full-color plates.
