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Diana Pedersen, “The Morton House at Shawnigan Lake,” An Angler’s Paradise: Sportfishing and Settler Society on Vancouver Island, 1860s-1920s (blog), February 3, 2017
https:// anglersparadise.wordpress.com/2017/02/03/the-morton-house-at-shawnigan-lake. Posted by Diana Pedersen in Cowichan ...
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Sep 16, 20258 min read
Allan Fotheringnham column on Bruce Hutchison
Vancouver Sun September 25, 1976 Always, in affairs great or petty, in Canada or in distant lands, among un-likely persons, I would watch...
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Sep 14, 20255 min read
WATER WHIZ
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 –...
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Sep 12, 20252 min read
B.C. Artist 'Discovered'
Eastern collector snaps up present and future work of pictorialist Edward J. Hughes Vancouver Sun September 22, 1951 (Ed note: EJ Hughes...
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Sep 9, 20253 min read
Forest Fires Mostly Confined to the Mountains—Excepting at Cobble Hill, Settlers Have Not Suffered
August 29, 1894 Daily Colonist Though Tuesday’s thick mantle of smoke still hung heavy over Victoria yesterday, there was towards...
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Sep 2, 20255 min read
It’s Time to Zap the Speed Freaks at Shawnigan
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...
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Aug 26, 20254 min read
One of Victoria’s most popular summer playgrounds...
Women Victoria Daily Times Saturday, August 8, 1952 Arranged by Elizabeth Forbes, Women’s Editor Photos by Irving Strickland One of...
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Aug 18, 20252 min read
Shawnigan Gala Day Successful
Parade and Sports Attract Many at Island Resort August 15, 1939 Times -Colonist Archive SHAWNIGAN LAKE — The Shawnigan Lake Gala Day,...
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Aug 18, 20252 min read
IMPROVEMENT OF SHAWNIGAN.Deepening of the Outlet Would Reclaim Much Valuable Land.
July 4, 1905 Daily Colonist The growing popularity of Shawnigan Lake these last few years has brought home to those interested in the...
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Aug 15, 20252 min read
The Cherished old Hall (Shawnigan Lake Community Hall)
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...
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Aug 12, 20252 min read
REGATTA AT SHAWNIGAN LAKE
Victoria Daily Times August 23, 1923 Vancouver Island Full Programme of Water and Field Events Special to The Times Shawnigan Lake,...
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Aug 2, 20253 min read
THE STORY OF SHAWNIGAN LAKE UNITED CHURCH
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...
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Jul 18, 20256 min read
Boy and Boat
by Bruce Hutchison From the Vancouver Sun, 28 July 1978 The boat was new, homemade, flat-bottomed and painted in a hideous pattern of...
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Jun 23, 20253 min read
A Little Visit To Shawnigan Lake
A Hospitable Welcome; The Shores and An Islet; Island Charms; A Garden Orchard Victoria Daily Times July 4, 1925. BY ROBERT GONNELL...
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Jun 21, 20255 min read
Sylvan United Church Is On The Move
Cowichan Valley Citizen January 30, 2000 For more than 40 years, Shawnigan Lake United Church has been a focus for Shawnigan Lake...
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Jun 16, 20253 min read
Mill Got Lakeshore Buzzing
Times-Colonist-Islander January 24, 1993 By Ian Baird Shawnigan's Shay: steam locomotives were key part of lumber operation. Today, all...
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Jun 11, 20254 min read
South of the Village
by Lori Treloar Early settlement at Shawnigan Lake was not limited to the village area. A 1912 subdivision map indicates that most of the...
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Jun 3, 20252 min read
Gibson Place
by Lori Treloar Gibson Road, in the village, is another disproportionately short road when you consider the longevity of the family at...
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Jun 3, 20252 min read
The Village c 1960
By Mary Hopson The center of Shawnigan village is at the intersection of Mill Bay Road and Old Victoria Road. Most of the local "stores"...
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Jun 2, 20252 min read
Elsie Miles Park
The Elsie Miles School grounds, with its longstanding tradition of serving as the Village playing fields, have been an integral, public...
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May 28, 20252 min read
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