At one time, White pine logs harvested in the Lumby area were said to be the best in the world. This photo of Pat Duke’s logging truck shows a record load of 32’ White pine logs measuring approximately 5600 cubic metres which came out of Ryder Creek. White pine is straight-grained and easily ignited, making it ideal for the manufacture of wooden matches. Many loads of “match blocks” were shipped from Lumby to a match book factory in Nelson, BC. N.R. “Pat” Duke (1908-1991) served as Lumby’s mayor for 28 years.
