The Canadian Museum of Nature is more than a natural history museum that creates and develops exhibitions for the public. Behind the public face is a vibrant, multi-layered organization composed of research scientists, collection specialists, multimedia specialists, and innovators. Housed in an impressive...

Having the Olympics here in BC this winter has everyone thinking about winter sports.  While winter sports enthusiasts can visit Mt. Washington or Mt. Cain to partake in snow related activities, there was a time when there was plenty of snow right here at ground level in the Campbell River area. Granite...

Railway logging became an essential part of the logging industry on Vancouver Island from the 1900s right through to the 1950s.  It developed out of the need to access stands of timber further inland after the timber closer to shore had already been harvested, and timber was too far away from the coast...

Who remembers  the distinctive sound of roller skates on the wooden floor of the gymnasium in the old community hall in Campbell River?   Or better yet the spectacular Roller Follies?   Long before the days of ice skating the Campbell River Roller Skating Club offered skating classes to the children...

In recent weeks, the combination of heavy rainfall, high tides and snowmelt has created fears that we might see flooding, particularly in the Campbellton area, although Oyster River and Oyster Bay have been hard hit in the past too.  Just three years ago, a wild storm with high waves caused hydro outages...

Fifty years ago, Campbell Riverites were looking forward to attending a New Year’s dance being held at the Campbellton Community Hall.  The hall was built by volunteer labour in 1923, but the interior was not actually completed nor equipped with sanitary facilities until November of 1949.  In...

Cover page of the Pacific Coast Militia Rangers magazine.  The PCMR were a home guard organized to defend the North Island against invaders, after the Estevan lighthouse on the west coast of the island was shelled by the Japanese. Men who had a knowledge of local topography and terrain like loggers,...