the Donald mill, which then closed. In 1960, four partners bought the company and rebuilt. In 1971, Evans Forest Products acquired Selkirk Spruce Mills. In June 1995, the Donald mill reduced from two to one shift, eliminating 130 jobs, before permanently closing in February 1996. In 1993, Interact Wood Products established a finger joint plant. In 2005, the company declared bankruptcy. Adjacent to Donald are the Campers Haven RV & Tent Park and similar Waitabit Creek Recreation site. Nearby is the Marl Creek Provincial Park. The heliport at Donald serves the Chatter Creek ski lodge. Immediately east of the rail bridge is the cemetery, which contains up to 100 graves. Scattered among the trees and undergrowth, the headstones are decipherable but little remains of wooden grave markers or wooden railings. Burials spanned from 1885 to 1938 but most predate 1900. Notable people Harry Beasley (1892–1972), athlete, was born at Donald. Thomas Taylor (1865–1947), politician, was a resident 1888–c.1890 but maintained links with the place. See also List of ghost towns in British Columbia Footnotes References Populated places in the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Ghost towns in British Columbia Columbia Valley