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1st Meeting and Formation of Shawnigan Lake Historical Committee   MINUTES OF THE SHAWNIGAN LAKE HISTORICAL COMMITTEE   November 2nd, 1976   Sara Tillie was appointed interim secretary Mr. Henslow was appointed interim chairman Father Leonard was appointed interim treasurer   Mrs. Gibson gave an explanation of the purpose of the meeting and a brief history. The purpose of the meeting being two fold; a) the sale and printing of the histories b) the fostering and promotion of a

Victoria Daily Standard Friday, May 19, 1871 Under the pre-emption laws of this colony, any one being a British subject may take up 160 acres of land on this Island and on the Lower Fraser, and 320 acres behind the Cascades. Now, it is a matter of importance to all who may be disposed to engage in farming, that they should understand that as soon as the line of railway to Canada shall have been decided on, no more pre-emptions will be allowed to be taken up within twenty mile

by Emery Sanderson Museum Summer Assistant The Crab (1968) Many know of the colossal, six-metre-tall stainless-steel crab outside of Vancouver's MacMillan Space centre or the abstract, intertwined, Dynamic Mobile Steel Sculpture (1979) in the entrance to the Victoria public library. Or, perhaps attentive locals have seen the intricate carvings of the Shawnigan Community Centre or own a map, or painting, carefully signed G.A. Norris, but how many know the artist behind all thi

By ART STOTT VICTORIA TIMES OCTOBER 19, 1965 To me one of the off-season joys of Shawnigan has been the solid sleep that comes with the longer nights and the relative lack of nocturnal human activity around our bay. No late visitors pass in their boats, growling the gutturals of slow-speed outboards, nor rev up their cars preparatory to driving home. A man, no longer offered the inducements of a balmy evening, comes indoors as early dusk brings its chill. He can sit by the he