Looking Back: Epidemic 1918
The last episode of world-wide quarantine was in 1918, just over 100 years ago. We did not have a local newspaper at the time but … Read More
Port Hammond’s Presbyterian Women
The first Presbyterian Church in Port Hammond was built in 1910. The congregation had been meeting for some time in a local hall and it … Read More
Looking Back: Suffrage in a Corset
October 10, 2018 As of 2018 it has been 100 years since (most) Canadian women got the right to vote, bringing to fruition the lifetimes … Read More
The Finns of Webster’s Corners
The early Finnish population in Webster’s Corners arrived not from Finland, but from Malcolm Island in the straits between northern Vancouver Island and the BC mainland. … Read More
Having Fun
Settlers in this region faced an unyielding mountain of work — first to clear the land and then to make it productive. Despite that, no … Read More
Road Construction
In order to grow from scattered riverbank settlements to a full functioning community, it was necessary to build roads. With no dedicated labour force, it … Read More
Horse Power
While oxen were used very early on to haul sledges over barely detectable paths, it was the horse that provided most of the power on … Read More
Paddlewheelers
From the earliest days of settlement on the Fraser River, it was the great flat-bottomed sternwheelers that were the workhorses of the river. They had … Read More