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Kendalle Freeman, Summer Student – Shawnigan Lake Museum The Shawnigan Lake Lumber Company began a simple start in the late 1880’s.This...

Melba Toast have in common? Both were named after world renowned Australian singer Nellie Melba. And, you ask, what could that possibly...

For a number of years, in the 1930's, the former Strathcona Hotel in Shawnigan Lake was the venue for Le Camp Français. The 1939...

Early in the 20th century, the E&N Railway saw the benefits of establishing a commuter train to Shawnigan Lake and, in 1903, launched a...

This project, co-authored by Lori Treloar, Shawnigan Lake Museum Executive Director & Kathryn Gagnon, Cowichan Valley Museum Curator,...

BC threatened to secede from Canada unless a railway was built on Vancouver Island. In 1883, the British Columbia Government appealed to...

E.J. Hughes was born February 17, 1913 in North Vancouver but spent the first nine years of his childhood in Nanaimo. For over 70 years he painted the landscapes of Coastal British Columbia. He died in January 2007 at the age of 93. As a talented young man he was the first recipient of the Emily Carr Scholarship which allowed him to study in Vancouver under the stewardship of at least one of the Group of Seven artists, Frederick Varley. Over the years he accumulated other pre

Nearly 100 residents and community officials joined us for a ground breaking ceremony in June to celebrate the beginning of construction...