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1947::Record-Breaking Christmas Mail Arrives at Victoria's Bay Street Armoury
The Post Office is overwhelmed, but Vancouver Islanders still receive their Christmas parcels on time.
Papertown Station
Dec 22, 20221 min read
1951::Calgary's Record Snow Storm in June
A late-spring snowfall wreaks havoc in the prairie city.
Papertown Station
Jul 11, 20221 min read
1929::Five Cougars and a Deer ... a Sooke, British Columbia Hunting Expedition
Three men set a new hunting record in Sooke, British Columbia in the 1920s.
Papertown Station
Feb 23, 20221 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.
Papertown Station
Mar 15, 20211 min read
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