Northern Vancouver Island ~ The Undiscovered Coast

Short history pieces relating to Northern Vancouver Island. Many items were previously published in the North Island Gazette or the North Island Eagle newspapers and all the copyright on all content is held by the author, Brenda McCorquodale. Not to be quoted or used without permission storeysbeach@gmail.com. Check out the "Index by Area and Subject" in the header-bar below to see a complete list of all the articles! Enjoy ~

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Sunday, October 11, 2020

Ruth Botel's Cape Scott Map

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 Map of settlement in the Cape Scott area by Ruth Botel. Ruth was a North Island historian who passed away in 2018.  Reproduced with permiss...
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Saturday, May 30, 2020

The mysterious marble shrine at Nimpkish Camp

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In the bush, in the area around Nimpkish Lake, there is a marble monument, which seems quite out of place in the middle of the dense forest,...
Sunday, April 19, 2020

Varney Bay - Quatsino Sound

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Ethel (1869-1957) and (Thomas) Henry (1869-1952) Varney took up a pre-emption in Varney Bay in 1897 and had nine children. They lived on t...
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Sunday, May 12, 2019

Nootka Packing Company Ltd.

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A fish saltery was opened in the area of Yuquot / Friendly Cove on Nootka Island in the late 1800s. The cannery was built just about one mil...
Friday, February 15, 2019

Kla-anch River

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In the late 1800s Southern Vancouver Island was becoming more inhabited, and people began to explore the North Island in earnest. Some ca...
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Saturday, January 19, 2019

Canneries in Quatsino Sound

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Jobe Leeson opened the Winter Harbour Canning Company in 1904, hiring mostly Chinese workers, across the inlet from the community at Winter ...
Sunday, January 13, 2019

Port Neville

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This incredible historical photo of the week shows a forest fire threatening the town of Port Neville on June 25, 1925. Port Neville is loca...
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