ALL History
REMARKABLY UNSINKABLE

REMARKABLY UNSINKABLE

It was April 1912 when Hilda Mary Slayter packed her travel trunk with an elegant trousseau in preparation for her ...

Words by

Claire King

Opening photo by

Alan Hustak

WILD SPACES BELONG TO EVERYONE

WILD SPACES BELONG TO EVERYONE

Some of my dearest early memories involve water. My dad would tie a rope on my sister’s and my life jackets as we ...

Words & featured photo by

Erica Keen

FROM SECRET KNOWLEDGE TO SELF-IMPROVEMENT

FROM SECRET KNOWLEDGE TO SELF-IMPROVEMENT

If you take a moment to reflect upon the immense amount of organization, dedication, and perseverance required to ...

Words by

Kevin Flesher

Featured photo by

Jim Whyte

CRUMBLING CANNERIES

CRUMBLING CANNERIES

It was the 1880s and “The Great Salmon Industry” was in its golden years on the British Columbia coast. Entire ...

Words & Photos by

Oriana Smy

WHAT TIME LEAVES BEHIND

WHAT TIME LEAVES BEHIND

Have you ever wondered about parked cars at the side of Highway 19, near the bridge about three kilometres south ...

Words & Photo by

Pat Trask

DEATH OF A WORKER’S FRIEND

DEATH OF A WORKER’S FRIEND

Near the end of July 1918, the blackberries were just starting to ripen, a welcome development for the hungry ...

Words by

Dawn Copeman

HIDDEN TREASURES

HIDDEN TREASURES

As a tour guide for the Cumberland Museum, I am drawn to stories of people within our local history—I read family ...
THE MAN, THE LEGEND

THE MAN, THE LEGEND

If you’ve been in the valley for a while, you’ve most likely heard of Bronco Moncrief. He grew up in the Village ...

Interview by

Sydney Moncrief

FLOATING BELOW

FLOATING BELOW

Floating lazily in the glassy, calm waters of Shearwater Passage, our boat tied off to the mooring buoy, we get ...

Words & Photos by

Eiko Jones

BRIDGING HISTORY

BRIDGING HISTORY

Roaming north along Royston’s Union Colliery Line, the air is damp and heavy with the scent of smoke wafting from ...

Words & Photos by

Bevin Clempson

DRAC’S CASTLE

DRAC’S CASTLE

If you’re rattling down the back roads of Merville on your way to Mount Washington or searching the Tsolum River ...

Words & Photos by

Ross Bodenmann