Soon the only things left standing in North Ruckle will be Industrial operations. One of those is the lumber mill. Currently it’s an InterFor mill but in the past it had different owners. It has changed purpose and ownership in the past century . . .
1902
Powers & Leguime
Kettle River Lumber
A Sash and Door factory
1902
1908
Powers & Leguime
Kettle River Lumber
Deeded land for $1
1908
1909
Charlie Allen
Kettle River Lumber
Charlie Allen buys out
Powers & Lequime
1909
1911
Charlie Allen
Kettle River Lumber
Ben Norris given half interest
for use of wood turning lathe
1911
1917
Charlie Allen
Kettle River Lumber
First Sawmill at site
1917
1921
Dr. Kingston and Donald McCallum
Norris Lumber & Box Co.
Dr. Kingston and Donald McCallum
buy Allen’s interest
Norris Lumber & Box Co.
1921
1945
consortium of 5 Okanagan Co-ops
Grand Forks Sawmills Ltd.
Bought by a consortium of 5 Okanagan Co-ops
becomes Grand Forks Sawmills Ltd.
1945
1957
McMynn & Sherbinin
Boundary Sawmills Ltd.
Bought by Boundary Sawmills Ltd.
(McMynn & Sherbinin)
1957
1969
Pope & Talbot
Boundary Forest Products
Bought by Pope & Talbot
becomes Boundary Forest Products
1969
1970
Pope & Talbot
Boundary Forest Products
Pope & Talbot
incorporated under Companies Act
1970
2008
International Forest Products Ltd.
Interfor Grand Forks
Bought by Interfor
(International Forest Products Ltd.)