Van Dusen, Whitford Julian

VAN DUSEN, Whitford Julian, lumberman, philanthropist (b 18 July 1899, Tara, ON; d 15 Dec 1978, Vancouver). He was educated at the Univ of Toronto, from which he graduated in 1912 with a degree in forestry. After a brief stint working for the federal Forest Branch, he joined the BC FOREST SERVICE and was appointed Vancouver district forester in 1915. During the late years of WWI, he oversaw SPRUCE production for the Imperial Munitions Board in the QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS, and in 1919 he joined...

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