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1914::World's Largest Oil Tanker Torpedoed After Drydock in Esquimalt, British Columbia
1914::WW1::World's Largest Oil Tanker torpedoed a year after drydock in Esquimalt, British Columbia
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Dec 18, 20211 min read
1913-1958::The Haunted House of Harling Point, Victoria, British Columbia
At the southernmost tip of Vancouver Island stood a very large house. Many considered it to be haunted.
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Oct 22, 20216 min read
1955::Princess of Vancouver
The Canadian Pacific Railway's new ferry Princess Vancouver between Vancouver and Nanaimo, BC.
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Oct 15, 20212 min read
1891::A Street Car on Government Street in Victoria, British Columbia
A busy street scene in early Victoria, British Columbia.
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Jul 7, 20211 min read
1901::The Lumber Flumes of British Columbia
Logging the ancient forests of early British Columbia.
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Jun 4, 20212 min read
1957::Beacon Hill Parkway, Victoria, British Columbia
Cutting a new road across Beacon Hill Park to take government traffic away from city core.
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May 20, 20211 min read
1937::63.5 lb Salmon Caught Near Victoria, British Columbia's Breakwater
A fish that shocked the world and boosted the tourism industry of Vancouver Island.
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Mar 15, 20211 min read
1933-2007::The City of Alanville
From building a miniature city in the basement to beautifying provincial and national capitals.
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Mar 10, 20217 min read
1943::A Christmas Dinner On the Front Line
Amid World War II's heavy battle for Ortona, a Christmas dinner.
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Dec 21, 20205 min read
1946-1969::Alice the Albino Orca of Vancouver Island, British Columbia
The albino orca that kept Vancouver Islanders searching coastal waters for over 20 years.
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Nov 28, 20203 min read
1948-1955::The Christmas Tie Exchange Bar in Victoria, British Columbia
Helping men sort out their ugly Christmas ties for almost a decade.
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Nov 25, 20201 min read
1889-1961::The W. A. Jameson Coffee Company
The little Vancouver Island coffee company that became a household name.
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Nov 17, 20207 min read
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