Despite the war, SS Bowena (ex–E&N SS City of Nanaimo) had plenty of passengers here at Snug Cove on Bowen Island in the summer o f 1917. Note the log booms behind the ship.
A ferry good way to travel
Ferries and passenger ships have long been a colourful part of life in BC and a big part of its history.
“It’s easy to forget that up to the 1950s travel by ferries and other passenger vehicles was crucial for the movement of people, mail and goods to and from coastal communities. Sometimes, the ferries only came once a week. Social gathering opportunities and contact with the outer world were a common feature near ferry docking areas … for many decades ‘boat day’ was a major event in the Gulf Islands.” FULL STORY
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“In 1944, Rudi Vrba escaped from Auschwitz-Birkenau and saved hundreds of thousands of lives by telling the truth about what… FULL STORY
“[After getting elected in 2017, Horgan’s NDP] got busy: no more Medical Services Plan premiums, improved disability assistance rates, tuition… FULL STORY
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“Once British Columbians see the bigger picture about the fish community in the Strait of Georgia they will want to… FULL STORY
“In 1906, 100 books were deposited into a second-floor room in the Watts Block, right above Mighton’s Tobacco Store (currently… FULL STORY
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“Marketed as genre-defying, Julian NoiseCat weaves memoir, traditional stories and reportage into an unconventional whole. I found myself reading it… FULL STORY
“By 1957, a Maclean’s magazine article on ‘The Scramble for the Teen-Age Dollar’ explained that retailers and advertisers were ‘out-hustling… FULL STORY
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“I believed with every fibre of my being that Medicare was a sacred trust, that we couldn’t go back to… FULL STORY
“Each new generation brings fresh challenges the last one didn’t see, demanding new looks at new concerns. Cell phones, new… FULL STORY
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