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Bloedel Limited Fonds, Part 1: The Powell River Company

By Minghui Zhou on October 23, 2025

In 2016, we briefly explored the MacMillan Bloedel Limited Fonds and its predecessor, the Powell River Company, which you can read here. A quick recap: MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. began in 1909 as the Powell River Paper Company Ltd. Over the years, it became one of the largest forest products companies in the world, producing newsprint, […]

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Menus from the Chung Collection : Banff Springs Hotel

By Minghui Zhou on September 25, 2025

This week we are time-traveling through taste. Our spotlight is on the legendary Banff Springs Hotel, a Chateau-style hotel perched in the Rockies that has been delighting visitors for more than a century. Built during the golden age of Canadian railway travel, this iconic resort was more than just a place to stay, it was […]

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