Vancouver Island History

Howard White reveals a hidden fact about BC literature

Harbour's publisher and founder speculates why British Columbians are such dedicated readers

Jul 16

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March 2025

The Herring Gold Rush of 1979

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

Mar 26

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January 2025

Northwest Coast Carver Ellen Neel Breaks Tradition

The Story of Canada’s First Female Totem Pole Carver

Jan 30

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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

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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

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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

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October 2023

Almost Atomic: Vancouver Island’s Nuclear Power Deal

And one man’s journey to thwart the proposed plans

Oct 2, 2023

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June 2023

How Coca-Cola Shook Up Vancouver Island’s Soda Industry

Big soda bubbled to the top during the 20th century, a transition that upended decades of local soda tradition

Jun 27, 2023

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Book Review: Frances Barkley: Eighteenth-century Seafarer sails life's ebbs and flows

A tale that weaves research with imagination and the realities of true life.

Jun 27, 2023

October 2022

Island History Notable: Shanon Sinn enlightens history with haunting stories

Author Shanon Sinn discusses the history of Halloween on the Island, what lessons ghost stories can teach us, and old-timey sensationalist writers.

Oct 29, 2022

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