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1. Nelson Daily News.com
www.nelsondailynews.com/04.30b - [Cached]Published on: 5/1/2002 Last Visited: 5/1/2002
Ged McGauley was a 22-year-old workers' representative at Cominco's Trail operation when Selwyn G. Blaylock was the president. More than 60 years later the McGauley family has looked into the past while restoring the glory of the mansion and gardens for the future as they embark on an upscale bed and breakfast.
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In the middle of that photo is Mr. Blaylock and three people down is a young Ged McGauley. Though the McGauley children knew a bit about their father's connection to Cominco, the irony of the closeness between Blaylock and McGauley was a nice twist.
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"But, he had to think that [it was a victory for the workers] because Blaylock was heading Cominco when it was a major world player and my dad was a workers' rep trying to beat the company into submission."
Ged McGauley eventually carved out a good life for his family after he started McGauley Ready Mix in the early-1950s during a time of great wealth in the Kootenays.
