Sumas Clay Products

A brief history of the brick plant:

In 1911, Mr. Charles Maclure crossed the mountain from Clyburn Village, and made friends with the Natives on the other side. One of the Natives, showed Mr. Maclure a deposit of clay that was similar to what they would have in England.

He quickly built a clay factory at the base of Sumas Mountain, known as Clayburn Company, the Kilgard plant. Through the years the brick plant made bricks using a variety of fuel methods with wood, coal oil, coal, and then to natural gas.

The brick plant was sold to Royal Flex Flux in the early 1940’s, which used it to make clay pipes. The brick plant was sold to Sumas First Nations in 1979.

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