This memorial is dedicated to the members of the Canadian White Pine Company Ltd who served in the Second World War.
The Canadian White Pine Company is one of the oldest mills operating on the Fraser River of BC and is part of MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. It is interesting to note that one of the employees listed under “Office staff” as Hoffmeister B.M. is Major General Bertram Meryl (Bert) Hoffmeister, OC, CB, CBE, DSO and Bar, ED, who commanded 5th Canadian Division during the Second World War. Prior to the war, he was a sales manager with Canadian White Pine Company and after the Second World War, he became President and then Chairman of Macmillan Bloedel.