Kenny’s Loggin’ - Profile: Mike Gage

Nov 18, 2021 - 3 years ago

Mike Gage was born and raised in Great Britain. He showed up on Vancouver Island in 1959. Had a job in Saanichton for awhile then started working at the UBC Farm near the Oyster River.

Mike Gage

Helping to clear land for the farm, this is where he learned to run a Cat. He worked for a pole-maker in the Oyster River area, then on to Norie Bros Logging for five years at Elk Bay and Port Neville. For Nories’ he run Cat and did some drilling and blasting.He built some road for Baikie Bros. and ended up in Kelsey Bay in 1967. Here he operated a grader, a Cat and drove some logging trucks. In 1970 he went on salary with M&B. He was on salary until he retired.

Mike is well known in the Campbell River area for his work with the salmon and salmon enhancement. One of the founding members of the Campbell River Guides Association and was president of the Tyee Club for several years. A member of the Campbell River Gravel Committee, he also was involved with the Nature Conservancy of Canada. They purchased Baikie Island and rehabbed it for the salmon. He also sits on the Board of BC Hydro Bridge Coastal Restoration Program. He was involved in the Salmon River Diversion project. Mike received the Community Stewardship Award by the District of Campbell River.

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Ken Wilson worked in the logging industry in B.C. for over 50 years. Ken is a regular contributor to Supply Post newspaper with his column “Kenny’s Loggin’”, and resides on Vancouver Island, B.C.