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1943::A Christmas Dinner On the Front Line
Amid World War II's heavy battle for Ortona, a Christmas dinner.
Papertown Station
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.
Papertown Station
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.
Papertown Station
Nov 25, 20201 min read
1953-1957::The Sourdough Lodge Boys Camp of Sooke, British Columbia
A boys' club to honour the time of the Great Pacific gold rushes and the Klondike Sourdough Miners.
Papertown Station
Nov 16, 20202 min read
1961::Cougar Soup - a Cougar Chase in Downtown Victoria, British Columbia
A rare incident that put a city on edge.
Papertown Station
Nov 11, 20202 min read
1966::The Three Towers of Victoria, British Columbia
Three towers for Victoria that were never built.
Papertown Station
Sep 4, 20206 min read
1941-2025::The Mars Planes and Vancouver Island's Pioneer Water Bomber Pilots
The planes and their pilots who forever changed how British Columbia's forest fires were fought.
Papertown Station
Aug 15, 202011 min read
1920-1923::Farson and the Cowichan Lake Floathouses
An early 20th-century writer who once called a Vancouver Island floathouse home.
Papertown Station
Aug 8, 20208 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 19, 20201 min read
1889::Pumice Stone for Hair Removal
An idea tracing back to ancient times.
Papertown Station
Jul 9, 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 27, 20203 min read
Papertown doesn't exist... or does it?
Let's explore the many definitions of a papertown and how it came to be the namesake of this project. Coming soon!
Papertown Station
Dec 31, 20191 min read
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