The Final Crossing: 89 years of history and one last walk. Saying goodbye to the orange icon today before it’s gone for good. 👋 #PattulloBridge #NewWestminster #SurreyBC #Richmondbc #BChistory
February 16, 2026 at 9:44 PM
The Final Crossing: 89 years of history and one last walk. Saying goodbye to the orange icon today before it’s gone for good. 👋 #PattulloBridge #NewWestminster #SurreyBC #Richmondbc #BChistory
Lunar New Year is less than a week away! 🌙 Join Discover the Past this Saturday for a walking tour of Victoria's Chinatown to learn all about Chinese history and culture in British Columbia 🐴
Sign up here: discoverthepast.com
#BCHistory #yyj
Sign up here: discoverthepast.com
#BCHistory #yyj
February 12, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Lunar New Year is less than a week away! 🌙 Join Discover the Past this Saturday for a walking tour of Victoria's Chinatown to learn all about Chinese history and culture in British Columbia 🐴
Sign up here: discoverthepast.com
#BCHistory #yyj
Sign up here: discoverthepast.com
#BCHistory #yyj
A Vanishing Fishing Village in Richmond, BC
"In this video, I explore Finn Slough in Richmond, British Columbia, walking through the village while explaining its history, origins, and significance in Canadian coastal life."
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#envhist #coastalhistory #bchistory
"In this video, I explore Finn Slough in Richmond, British Columbia, walking through the village while explaining its history, origins, and significance in Canadian coastal life."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RTr...
#envhist #coastalhistory #bchistory
A Vanishing Fishing Village in Richmond, BC
YouTube video by Canadian Backroad History
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February 11, 2026 at 4:23 PM
A Vanishing Fishing Village in Richmond, BC
"In this video, I explore Finn Slough in Richmond, British Columbia, walking through the village while explaining its history, origins, and significance in Canadian coastal life."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RTr...
#envhist #coastalhistory #bchistory
"In this video, I explore Finn Slough in Richmond, British Columbia, walking through the village while explaining its history, origins, and significance in Canadian coastal life."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RTr...
#envhist #coastalhistory #bchistory
Reading "Paldi Remembered"—the remarkable story of a Vancouver Island logging town where Sikhs, Japanese, Chinese, a Muslim man, and white workers built community together in the early 1900s. Beautiful testament to cross-cultural cooperation. #Paldi #BCHistory #BritishColumbia
February 9, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Reading "Paldi Remembered"—the remarkable story of a Vancouver Island logging town where Sikhs, Japanese, Chinese, a Muslim man, and white workers built community together in the early 1900s. Beautiful testament to cross-cultural cooperation. #Paldi #BCHistory #BritishColumbia
There is so much Black history to learn in this province!
Stop by the inner harbour and then head on over to the Maritime Museum! They have an exhibit on this 1858 history. you’ll find this and so much more B.C. Black History Awareness Sociery
#BCpoli #bchistory #BlackHistoryMonth
Stop by the inner harbour and then head on over to the Maritime Museum! They have an exhibit on this 1858 history. you’ll find this and so much more B.C. Black History Awareness Sociery
#BCpoli #bchistory #BlackHistoryMonth
February 3, 2026 at 7:13 PM
There is so much Black history to learn in this province!
Stop by the inner harbour and then head on over to the Maritime Museum! They have an exhibit on this 1858 history. you’ll find this and so much more B.C. Black History Awareness Sociery
#BCpoli #bchistory #BlackHistoryMonth
Stop by the inner harbour and then head on over to the Maritime Museum! They have an exhibit on this 1858 history. you’ll find this and so much more B.C. Black History Awareness Sociery
#BCpoli #bchistory #BlackHistoryMonth
The Nite Owl, better known as the ‘Trolley Diner’ was located at the corner of Spencer Road and Goldstream Avenue in Langford on Vancouver Island - But what was its history? #yyj #langford #westshore #BChistory #Victoriabc #oldvictoria
The Trolley Diner, Langford
Abused servant of an impatient public
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February 2, 2026 at 5:29 PM
The Nite Owl, better known as the ‘Trolley Diner’ was located at the corner of Spencer Road and Goldstream Avenue in Langford on Vancouver Island - But what was its history? #yyj #langford #westshore #BChistory #Victoriabc #oldvictoria
Herring Hunt (1953)
"This short sea-faring documentary follows the operations of a herring boat and her crew in the coastal waters of British Columbia."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC6Y...
#envhist #cdnhist #bchistory #coastalhistory
"This short sea-faring documentary follows the operations of a herring boat and her crew in the coastal waters of British Columbia."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC6Y...
#envhist #cdnhist #bchistory #coastalhistory
Herring Hunt
YouTube video by NFB
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January 31, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Herring Hunt (1953)
"This short sea-faring documentary follows the operations of a herring boat and her crew in the coastal waters of British Columbia."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC6Y...
#envhist #cdnhist #bchistory #coastalhistory
"This short sea-faring documentary follows the operations of a herring boat and her crew in the coastal waters of British Columbia."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC6Y...
#envhist #cdnhist #bchistory #coastalhistory
Throwback to Richard Mackie's 2009 book tour for Mountain Timber: The Comox Logging Company in the Vancouver Island Mountains. Who got a copy during that tour?
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#envhist #books #bchistory #foresthistory #cdnhist
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#envhist #books #bchistory #foresthistory #cdnhist
New Book Launch: Mountain Timber: The Comox Logging Company in the Vancouver Island Mountains.
24 October 2009 - Launch and book signing for Richard Mackie's new book, Mountain Timber: The Comox Logging Company in the Vancouver Island Mountains.
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January 26, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Throwback to Richard Mackie's 2009 book tour for Mountain Timber: The Comox Logging Company in the Vancouver Island Mountains. Who got a copy during that tour?
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#envhist #books #bchistory #foresthistory #cdnhist
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#envhist #books #bchistory #foresthistory #cdnhist
Melancholy Accident at Langford Lake, 1865 - Mr. Mark Corbiniere age 30 eldest son of Mr. P. Corbiniere a merchant in Victoria ‘met his end.’ #langfordbc #westshore #yyj #BChistory
Melancholy Accident at Langford Lake, 1865
"Too much assurance" a man meets his end
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January 20, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Melancholy Accident at Langford Lake, 1865 - Mr. Mark Corbiniere age 30 eldest son of Mr. P. Corbiniere a merchant in Victoria ‘met his end.’ #langfordbc #westshore #yyj #BChistory
A Letter From Robert Brown, 1864
The gold will speak for itself
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January 15, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Would love to have a historian write more about the historical context of the BC oil tanker ban for our site! Anyone interested?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT4b...
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#envhist #cdnhist #bchistory #britishcolumbia #energyhistory
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT4b...
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#envhist #cdnhist #bchistory #britishcolumbia #energyhistory
What politicians get wrong about the B.C. oil tanker ban
YouTube video by CBC News: The National
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January 14, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Would love to have a historian write more about the historical context of the BC oil tanker ban for our site! Anyone interested?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT4b...
Here is our Contributor Guidelines: niche-canada.org/guidelines-f...
#envhist #cdnhist #bchistory #britishcolumbia #energyhistory
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT4b...
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#envhist #cdnhist #bchistory #britishcolumbia #energyhistory
This story isn’t exactly about the life of Rev. William Ellison. Rather in 1897, his shoes gained fame in the Victoria Daily Times when they were stolen and the culprit caught....then the saga continued. Join the many other readers that enjoy Westshore Memories. #yyj #westshore #BCHistory #Victoria
Stealing the Shoes of a Clergyman, 1897
and paying the price...
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January 8, 2026 at 6:04 PM
This story isn’t exactly about the life of Rev. William Ellison. Rather in 1897, his shoes gained fame in the Victoria Daily Times when they were stolen and the culprit caught....then the saga continued. Join the many other readers that enjoy Westshore Memories. #yyj #westshore #BCHistory #Victoria
There are so many stories we need to hear. Sharing this one and hoping you’ll read it #BCHistory #SupportLocal #JapaneseCanadian #Canadian #Internment #Fujiya
www.fujiya.ca/rememberings...
www.fujiya.ca/rememberings...
Remembering Shig | Fujiya
www.fujiya.ca
January 3, 2026 at 2:37 AM
There are so many stories we need to hear. Sharing this one and hoping you’ll read it #BCHistory #SupportLocal #JapaneseCanadian #Canadian #Internment #Fujiya
www.fujiya.ca/rememberings...
www.fujiya.ca/rememberings...
"In December 1937, crews dumped so much snow into False Creek that slushy icebergs clogged the waterway and blocked drainage outlets, actually increasing the risk of flooding." - Blake Butler
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#envhist #cdnhist #bchistory #winter #vancouver
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#envhist #cdnhist #bchistory #winter #vancouver
"The snow, the snow, the beautiful - O, slush!" Snow, rain, and winter life in Vancouver
This is the first post in the Winter in Canada series.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM
"In December 1937, crews dumped so much snow into False Creek that slushy icebergs clogged the waterway and blocked drainage outlets, actually increasing the risk of flooding." - Blake Butler
niche-canada.org/2024/01/10/t...
#envhist #cdnhist #bchistory #winter #vancouver
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#envhist #cdnhist #bchistory #winter #vancouver
Beecher Bay: Early Fishing Industry & "Old Time Barbaric Episode", 1922 #westshore #victoria #BChistory #oldvictoria #yyj open.substack.com/pub/westshor...
Beecher Bay: Early Fishing Industry & "Old Time Barbaric Episode", 1922
Salted Salmon and Retribution
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December 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Beecher Bay: Early Fishing Industry & "Old Time Barbaric Episode", 1922 #westshore #victoria #BChistory #oldvictoria #yyj open.substack.com/pub/westshor...
Weddings were a big community affair drawing family, friends and neighbours together, usually taking place at the family home of the bride. Here are just a few of those early celebrations. #yyj #westshore #history #weddings #victoriaBC #BChistory #BC open.substack.com/pub/westshor...
Weddings
Significant social and community events that bound families together
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December 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Weddings were a big community affair drawing family, friends and neighbours together, usually taking place at the family home of the bride. Here are just a few of those early celebrations. #yyj #westshore #history #weddings #victoriaBC #BChistory #BC open.substack.com/pub/westshor...
A well researched, historically informed look at the Cowichan land decision. #bchistory
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The Cowichan Decision
and the sanctity of the Registry
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November 29, 2025 at 2:28 AM
A well researched, historically informed look at the Cowichan land decision. #bchistory
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Pipeline Sabotage, 1911
The critical new water pipeline to the city blown up in Langford
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November 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
"Reclamation supporters scorned these conservation concerns and sarcastically urged their 'friends to the South' (American hunters) to shoot seagulls and flamingos instead." - Anne Dance
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#envhist #cdnhist #bchistory #envirotech
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#envhist #cdnhist #bchistory #envirotech
Dikes, Ducks, and Dams: An Unpredictable Environmental History of Creston Flats, 1883-2014
The dikes came to inform regional land use debates.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"Reclamation supporters scorned these conservation concerns and sarcastically urged their 'friends to the South' (American hunters) to shoot seagulls and flamingos instead." - Anne Dance
niche-canada.org/2015/04/23/d...
#envhist #cdnhist #bchistory #envirotech
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#envhist #cdnhist #bchistory #envirotech
Captain Josiah Gosse was the last lighthouse keeper at Fisgard Lighthouse. His story is quite interesting and something I wanted to pass along to readers that support the creation of the many articles (over 275) that now reside at Westshore Memories. #yyj #victoria #victoriabc #fisgard #bchistory
Josiah & Anna Gosse
Fisgard Lighthouse Keeper (1909-28) among many other things
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October 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Captain Josiah Gosse was the last lighthouse keeper at Fisgard Lighthouse. His story is quite interesting and something I wanted to pass along to readers that support the creation of the many articles (over 275) that now reside at Westshore Memories. #yyj #victoria #victoriabc #fisgard #bchistory
"Like so many of her generation, Mrs. Battersby is still wonderfully alert and vigorous- perhaps the result of a rigorous upbringing and early hardships associated with pioneer days when children could not be coddled." #yyj #westshore #victoria #victoriabc #BChistory #metchosin
Mary Edith Dutnall (1864-1949
Metchosin Pioneer
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October 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"Like so many of her generation, Mrs. Battersby is still wonderfully alert and vigorous- perhaps the result of a rigorous upbringing and early hardships associated with pioneer days when children could not be coddled." #yyj #westshore #victoria #victoriabc #BChistory #metchosin
Today we have "People, Stones, and Japanese Canadian Politics of Nature" by Jane Komori
This post highlights Komori's recent @radhistreview.bsky.social article.
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#envhist #cdnhist #japanesecanadian #japanese #bchistory
This post highlights Komori's recent @radhistreview.bsky.social article.
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#envhist #cdnhist #japanesecanadian #japanese #bchistory
People, Stones, and Japanese Canadian Politics of Nature
Jane Komori explores Japanese Canadian rock gardens, revealing diasporic visions of nature shaped by migration, incarceration, and resilience.
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October 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Today we have "People, Stones, and Japanese Canadian Politics of Nature" by Jane Komori
This post highlights Komori's recent @radhistreview.bsky.social article.
niche-canada.org/2025/10/16/j...
#envhist #cdnhist #japanesecanadian #japanese #bchistory
This post highlights Komori's recent @radhistreview.bsky.social article.
niche-canada.org/2025/10/16/j...
#envhist #cdnhist #japanesecanadian #japanese #bchistory
The horrific death in 1955 was announced on the front page of the Victoria Daily Times. The first paragraph describing the event was equally horrendous… #yyj #yyjhistory #langford #westshore #victoria #victoriabc #BChistory open.substack.com/pub/westshor...
Gas & Smoking a Bad Combination, 1955
His body discovered lying in a field
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October 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The horrific death in 1955 was announced on the front page of the Victoria Daily Times. The first paragraph describing the event was equally horrendous… #yyj #yyjhistory #langford #westshore #victoria #victoriabc #BChistory open.substack.com/pub/westshor...
In 1923 an article was written which provides an amazing description of Leechtown and the gold diggings that were once scattered throughout the entire area.. Read the latest article at Westshore Memories #yyj #westshore #Victoria #oldvictoria #vistoriahistory #vancouverisland #BChistory
Leechtown
From 1923, an amazing description of the gold town near the Leech River
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September 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
In 1923 an article was written which provides an amazing description of Leechtown and the gold diggings that were once scattered throughout the entire area.. Read the latest article at Westshore Memories #yyj #westshore #Victoria #oldvictoria #vistoriahistory #vancouverisland #BChistory
Let's Go Fishing (1946/1950 ?)
"Film about the fishing industry and its importance to the economy of British Columbia."
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#envhist #cdnhist #bchistory
"Film about the fishing industry and its importance to the economy of British Columbia."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBcZ...
#envhist #cdnhist #bchistory
Let's Go Fishing (1946/1950 ?)
YouTube video by Library and Archives Canada
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September 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Let's Go Fishing (1946/1950 ?)
"Film about the fishing industry and its importance to the economy of British Columbia."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBcZ...
#envhist #cdnhist #bchistory
"Film about the fishing industry and its importance to the economy of British Columbia."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBcZ...
#envhist #cdnhist #bchistory