Asa Johal and Terminal Forest Products
How a Sikh Immigrant Created BC’s Largest Independent Lumber Company
La description
When the dust settled after the restructuring of the Canadian forest industry at the beginning of the 21st century and many of the major players such as MacMillan Bloedel, Doman Industries, and Slocan Forest Products vanished into memory, one feisty player remained standing, stronger than ever: Terminal Forest Products. Remarkably, Terminal was privately owned by one man, a Sikh immigrant and former labourer named Asa Singh Johal. This book tells the story of this remarkable man.
Reviews
“Jinder Ouija-Chalmers provides an intimate and revealing account of one man’s against-all-odds journey to multifaceted success.”
- <i>Desi News</i>
“Written by family insider Jinder Oujla-Chalmers, this book is both a biography of Asa Singh Johal and his family and an in-depth look at BC’s lumber industry...Read it for: Johal’s philanthropic work, an intimate look at his against-the-odds successes, and the story of a traditional Sikh family.”
- Aimee Greenaway, <i>British Columbia History Magazine</i>