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C.A. Spencer CelebratesLaval, Que.—Approximately 300 guests from Canada,the United States and Europe recentlyhelped C.A. Spencer Inc., headquarteredhere, celebrate its 100 th anniversary.“Our guests were primarily from Quebecand the United States, but we had four visitorsfrom Germany and England,” saidClaude Cadrin, president of C.A. SpencerInc.In 1908, Charles Allen Spencer establishedC.A. Spencer Inc. by selling softwoodfrom western Canada into easternCanada. In 1920, the company built its firstHardwood sawmill, which was operateduntil the Great Depression of 1929.In the early ‘40s, C.A. Spencer Inc.opened its first lumberyard on the island ofMontreal. Colin Spencer, Charles’ son,joined the firm in 1948 and, in 1967, hemoved the company to its present locationin Laval.Rémi Cadrin joined C.A. Spencer in 1977as a shareholder. When Colin Spencerretired in 1989, Cadrin was promoted tocompany president. Following Rémi’sretirement in 1998, his son, Claude, andnephews, Mike Ferron and Peter Cadrin,took over the company.Today, C.A. Spencer has a concentrationyard, 1.2 million board feet of dry kilncapacity, and six sawmills producing 40million board feet of species such as Hardand Soft Maple, Yellow Birch, Red Oak,White Ash, Basswood and Aspen (4/4through 12/4 in random width, 4/4 fixedwidth).The event allowed members of the C.A.Spencer family, including employees andcustomers, the opportunity to visit witheach other and see the operations atFabreville. A dinner and dance was alsoincluded.Please turn to page 66Claude Cadrin, Pierre Cadrin, Colin Spencer, Rémi Cadrin and Mike Ferron, C.A. Spencer Inc.Pierre Cadrin, Denis Laforge, Jean Désilets, Claude Cadrin and Serge Robichaud, C.A. Spencer Inc.Colin Spencer and Rémi Cadrin, past presidents, and Claude Cadrin, president, C.A. Spencer Inc.42 Hardwoods...The All-Purpose Material