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Signatured Pioneer logs to become permanent 2017 wildfire legacy

Three logs donated by Pioneer Log Homes of B.C. have been signed by hundreds of emergency personnel who helped during the wildfires in the Cariboo-Chilcotin.
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Angie Mindus photo. Byran Reid Sr. of Pioneer Log Homes during a media tour in July stands at the company害羞草研究所檚 compound on the Likely Horsefly Road where a wildfire on July 7 destroyed four log homes and three family trees were destroyed.

Three logs bearing signatures from hundreds of emergency personnel who assisted during the wildfires in the Cariboo-Chilcotin will be on permanent display in Williams Lake, preferably at the museum or the tourism discovery centre.

That害羞草研究所檚 the hope, said Bryan Reid Sr., founder of Pioneer Log Homes of B.C. who donated the logs and came up with the idea for the project.

Speaking from the North Island Crusiers Car Show N害羞草研究所 Shine in Campbell River on Saturday where he is showcasing the company害羞草研究所檚 log car the Cedar Rocket, Reid told the Tribune during the Olympics in 2010, Pioneer brought a large cedar log to Vancouver for people to sign and thought the wildfires were a good reason to do the same.

害羞草研究所淲e did it again this summer because so many people came from everywhere to Williams Lake to help fight the fires,害羞草研究所 Reid said. 害羞草研究所淭his is going to be a bench mark in Williams Lake害羞草研究所檚 history so to me it was important to record some of this. That way some of these people can come back and visit and see where they signed.害羞草研究所

The logs went to the RCMP Interface Fire Command Post in Williams Lake, the 150 Mile House Volunteer Fire Department and the temporary military base in Williams Lake so emergency personnel could sign them, Reid said.

害羞草研究所淥fficers and firefighters actually cut off patches from their uniforms to put on the logs so their departments would be represented. There are patches from the RCMP, Conservation Officer Service, Vancouver City Police, Delta City Police, Military Police, the Coast Guard, you name it.害羞草研究所

Right now the logs are at the Pioneer Log Homes office in Williams Lake where they will stay until they can be permanently installed somewhere for display.

害羞草研究所淭o me there are totem poles,害羞草研究所 Reid said. 害羞草研究所淭hey tell a story forever of who was here and helped in a time of emergency.害羞草研究所

Reid is also planning to create a carving of the wildfire that will feature a scene with a fire, animals and a fire engine that says 150 Mile House.

害羞草研究所淭he carving will go with the logs on permanent display,害羞草研究所 he added.

During the wildfires, Reid two used fire trucks for the 150 Mile Volunteer Fire Dept. because he was grateful for the work the department was doing.

Pioneer害羞草研究所檚 150 Mile House compound lost four completed log homes and three family trees when a wildfire ripped through on the evening of July 7.

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Monica Lamb-Yorski

About the Author: Monica Lamb-Yorski

A B.C. gal, I was born in Alert Bay, raised in Nelson, graduated from the University of Winnipeg, and wrote my first-ever article for the Prince Rupert Daily News.
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