1951::Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip Visit Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Before the Princess became Queen, the young royal couple made their first visit to the West Coast.
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Papertown Station
- Jul 5, 2022
- 2 min
1921::Hard-Surfacing the Island Highway
Making the famous Malahat Highway more accessible on Vancouver Island.
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Papertown Station
- May 11, 2022
- 2 min
1910::The Building of a Road by Ernest McGaffey
A Poem for Vancouver Island's New Malahat Highway
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Papertown Station
- Apr 23, 2022
- 5 min
1908::The First Stake of the Malahat Highway
The road that changed the course of Vancouver Island's development forever.
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Papertown Station
- Nov 3, 2021
- 2 min
1926::Crash on 4-Mile Hill
🚗The end of prohibition and the beginning of Government controlled alcohol.
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Papertown Station
- Sep 4, 2020
- 2 min
1966::The Skydeck Tower of Victoria, British Columbia
The structure that would have reached skyward from Victoria's inner harbour.
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Papertown Station
- Jun 27, 2020
- 3 min
1926::New Coaches for the New Vancouver Island Coach Lines
A new motorized stagecoach service for the new Vancouver Island Highway.
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