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1919::Produce Wholesalers A.P. Slade & Co. of British Columbia
One of British Columbia's first produce wholesalers with big delivery trucks.
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May 30, 20222 min read
1890::Esquimalt & Nanaimo Rail Schedule
A little pocketbook that once lived in many Vancouver Islander pockets.
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May 20, 20221 min read
1888::The First Trains of Vancouver Island
The first Vancouver Island trains that rolled into Nanaimo and Victoria, British Columbia.
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May 20, 20222 min read
1886::Canada's True Last Spike
The driving of the true last spike of Canada's coast to coast railway link.
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May 20, 20222 min read
1936::Two Queens and the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
A look at Queen Elizabeth II's family tree.
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May 17, 20222 min read
1910::The Building of a Road by Ernest McGaffey
A Poem for Vancouver Island's New Malahat Highway
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May 11, 20222 min read
1908::The First Stake of the Malahat Highway
The road that changed the course of Vancouver Island's development forever.
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Apr 23, 20225 min read
1903::Street Scene on Government Street
A bustling city scene of one of western Canada's oldest streets in Victoria, British Columbia.
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Apr 21, 20221 min read
1923::The Motor Princess Automobile Ferry
British Columbia's first automobile ferry.
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Apr 16, 20223 min read
1947::The Hudson's Bay Company Parking Lot in Victoria, British Columbia
A photograph for the classic car enthusiast.
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Apr 12, 20221 min read
1862::The Lost & Found Saddle in Victoria, British Columbia
The lost saddle that went missing near Beacon Hill Park.
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Apr 12, 20221 min read
1931::The Large Timber Wolves of Early British Columbia
Large timber wolves were a challenge for early settlers of Vancouver Island.
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Feb 16, 20221 min read
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