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1966::The Three Towers of Victoria, British Columbia
Three proposed towers Victoria never built.
Papertown Station
Sep 5, 20206 min read
1941–2025::The Mars Flying Boats and Vancouver Island’s Pioneer Water Bomber Pilots
The aircraft and pilots who forever changed the way British Columbia’s forest fires were fought.
Papertown Station
Aug 16, 202011 min read
1920–1923::Farson and the Cowichan Lake Float Houses
An early 20th-century journalist and adventurer who made a float house on Vancouver Island his home.
Papertown Station
Aug 9, 20206 min read
1870::Indian Cigarettes For Sale on Vancouver Island
Sales for canabis were high in the early days of Vancouver Island.
Papertown Station
Jul 20, 20201 min read
1889::Pumice Stone for Hair Removal
An idea tracing back to ancient times.
Papertown Station
Jul 10, 20201 min read
1928-1978::New Coaches for the New Vancouver Island Coach Lines
A new motorized stagecoach service for the new Vancouver Island Highway.
Papertown Station
Jun 28, 20203 min read
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