Doman family donates $50K to new Forest Discovery Centre building

By Robert Barron
Cowichan Valley Citizen
December 1, 2023
Category: Forestry
Region: Canada, Canada West

The Cowichan Valley’s Doman family has donated $50,000 to the BC Forest Discovery Centre to go towards a new building to commemorate the family’s long history in forestry on Vancouver Island. It will highlight the many achievements of the three Doman brothers — Gordon, Herb and Ted — who founded the Doman Lumber Company in 1955, and the family over the decades since then. Chris Gale, general manager of the BC Forest Discovery Centre, said the new building dedicated to the Domans will allow the centre to tell the story of the family the way it should be told. “The Domans’ contribution to the forest industry on Vancouver Island is gigantic,” he said. “A large lumber truck donated by the family will be located in the open end of the building and the rest will be dedicated to telling the story of the family. The family has supported us in all aspects of the centre’s operations.”

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