Archive - Vancouver Island History

The Herring Gold Rush of 1979

For BC’s fishers, it was the year of money

Mar 26

January 2025

Northwest Coast Carver Ellen Neel Breaks Tradition

The Story of Canada’s First Female Totem Pole Carver

Jan 30

December 2024

Springing the Trap: The Tale of the Flying Dutchman

How the criminal career of a notorious northwest coast pirate came to an abrupt end.

Dec 3, 2024

September 2024

How to Hunt Japanese Submarines

Jon Taylor describes a chance encounter that solved a thirty-year-old mystery stretching back to WWII.

Sep 24, 2024

May 2024

Collin Varner advises us on the Island's most invasive plants!

The author and horticulturist/arborculturist details just how Giant Hogweed, Morning Glory (and more) arrived on Vancouver Island

May 31, 2024

March 2024

Jump aboard: Ian Kennedy details a voyage on the Best Loved Boat

We discuss the research process for a book about a famous Westcoast ship, the Princess Maquinna

Mar 26, 2024

January 2024

Barry Gough recounts early corporate grip on the Island in latest book, The Curious Passage of Richard Blanshard

The Colony of Vancouver Island's first governor only spent a year and a half here. And his story has been overlooked for more impactful figures like…

Jan 23, 2024

October 2023

Almost Atomic: Vancouver Island’s Nuclear Power Deal

And one man’s journey to thwart the proposed plans

Oct 2, 2023

June 2023

October 2022

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