The Western Vancouver Island Industrial Heritage Society had a fun mystery at its booth during the Newcomers Event last month at Echo Centre.
Volunteers with the IHS, including David Hooper and Leslie Walerius, had a curious metal object on the table and were asking people if they could identify the mystery artifact. Anyone with old-time logging experience were able to identify the object: it was the handle off of a two-man chainsaw.
Several people had the correct answer, and their names were put into a draw for a gift basket. Mike Bowen's name was drawn randomly and he received the gift basket.
If random vintage tools from the forestry industry excite you, you'll find more at the Industrial Heritage Centre. It's is open for visitors at 3250A Ninth Avenue at Dunbar Street. For hours and more information visit the website at https://ihsportalberni.ca.
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The raffle winners for the Mid-Island Kidney Association raffle were drawn by dialysis patient Bev Brooks. First place winner of a $125 gift card for Quality Foods and a $125 gift card for No Frills was Jill Herrington.
The second-place winner of a $100 gift card for the CO-OP was Janice Konkin and third place of a blood pressure monitor and heated throw was Gord Lidstone.
