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November 18, 2001 Times Colonist – The Islander By Danda Humphreys   Running between Fort Street and Pandora Avenue, a short street called Elford reminds us of a family whose name lives on in South Vancouver Island. Let’s take a look at just a few of these illustrious people. The first Elfords to arrive were Robert and Hannah. They were born a year apart in adjoining English counties — Robert in Devonshire, Hannah in Cornwall — and shared the same love of adventure. Leaving B

..Cliff Moffat- 2017 The year is 1953,when a small enthusiastic group of  people first  started water-skiing on the salt-water of Bamberton Inlet. They named themselves the Victoria Outboard Club . The  sport  was new, daring and  exciting.  As time marched on, any patch of flat water lured them in, including Elk Lake.   Some  of the  skiers forming this new  sports  club included Jim Leech, Bill Hughes,  Cliff  and Knute  Johnson, Stu Mcinnis, Chuck  Dumeresque, Barry...

by Lori Treloar   Ravenhill Road winds through a section of the Shawnigan Beach Estates. The road is named for the Ravenhill family who settled in Shawnigan Lake early in the 20 th  century.  Alice Ravenhill and her sister Edith followed their brother and nephew to Shawnigan Lake in 1910, to set up a family home and take care of them.   Miss Cole, a friend of the Ravenhills, used their home at Shawnigan Lake to open a school for girls in 1912. Unfortunately, Miss Cole ran int

ON THE TIMES BY ART STOTT Victoria Daily Times March 22, 1955 You can stand on a float in Cigarmakers' Bay these day and whip a fly out...

BY SARAH GLEN Times Colonist staff July 22, 2002   SHAWNIGAN LAKE — Arson is suspected in a stubborn blaze that destroyed the heart of Shawnigan Lake village Sunday and left residents reeling. "This is a major, major loss to the community," said Shawnigan Lake RCMP Const. Trent Richards.  The Shawnigan Lake fire department was called to the blaze, which started at 5:30 a.m., as it ripped through Shawnigan Lake People’s Pharmacy, That’s Entertainment Video Store and Banana Bel

By Jesse Winter   ● Nanaimo ● October 6, 2020 The Discourse Read our story about the potential future of the railway here  and...

By Barbara Rodgers The Islander December 11, 1983 Like a jewel, Shawnigan Lake has many facets offering many attractions to many people....

$70,000 Loss Partly Insured By Monte Roberts Victoria Daily Times September 30, 1958 A roaring, $70,000 fire totally destroyed the...

https:// anglersparadise.wordpress.com/2017/02/03/the-morton-house-at-shawnigan-lake. Posted by  Diana Pedersen  in  Cowichan  ...

Vancouver Sun September 25, 1976 Always, in affairs great or petty, in Canada or in distant lands, among un-likely persons, I would watch...

Skier shines in Florida September 9, 1990 The Citizen by Philip Wolf One of the world’s best water-skiers is returning home this month –...

Eastern collector snaps up present and future work of pictorialist Edward J. Hughes Vancouver Sun September 22, 1951 (Ed note: EJ Hughes...

August 29, 1894 Daily Colonist   Though Tuesday’s thick mantle of smoke still hung heavy over Victoria yesterday, there was towards...

by Max Low Victoria Daily Times August 8, 1977 Dale Carnegie mightn’t be too happy with the idea, but I’m thinking of writing a book and...

Women Victoria Daily Times Saturday, August 8, 1952   Arranged by Elizabeth Forbes, Women’s Editor Photos by Irving Strickland     One of...

Parade and Sports Attract Many at Island Resort August 15, 1939 Times -Colonist Archive   SHAWNIGAN LAKE — The Shawnigan Lake Gala Day,...

July 4, 1905 Daily Colonist   The growing popularity of Shawnigan Lake these last few years has brought home to those interested in the...

by Kate Roberts The first time upon entering the marvellous old hall in 1970 I never imagined that years later I would be required to...

Victoria Daily Times August 23, 1923 Vancouver Island Full Programme of Water and Field Events Special to The Times   Shawnigan Lake,...

Story by Anna Kennedy - January 23, 2000 We are here today to celebrate the life of our much-loved church. We came to honor the many folk...