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Papertown Station
Jan 2, 20241 min read
1853::The Sim-moquis of Vancouver Island
One of the earliest written accounts of Vancouver Island's Sasquatch legend.
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Papertown Station
Sep 12, 20224 min read
1959::Queen Elizabeth's Second Visit to Vancouver Island, British Columbia
The royal couple on their second visit to Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
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Papertown Station
Sep 9, 20225 min read
1951::Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip Visit Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Before the Princess became Queen, the young royal couple made their first visit to Vancouver Island.
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Papertown Station
Jul 5, 20222 min read
1921::Hard-Surfacing the Island Highway
Making the famous Malahat Highway more accessible on Vancouver Island.
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Papertown Station
May 20, 20221 min read
1890::Esquimalt & Nanaimo Rail Schedule
A little pocketbook that once lived in many Vancouver Islander pockets.
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Papertown Station
May 20, 20222 min read
1888::The First Trains of Vancouver Island
The first Vancouver Island trains that rolled into Nanaimo and Victoria, British Columbia.
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Papertown Station
May 20, 20222 min read
1886::Canada's True Last Spike
The driving of the true last spike of Canada's coast to coast railway link.
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Papertown Station
Apr 16, 20223 min read
1923::The Motor Princess Automobile Ferry
British Columbia's first automobile ferry.
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Papertown Station
Apr 10, 20221 min read
1955::New Press Machine Rolls for First Time in Nanaimo, British Columbia
One of BC's oldest newspapers gets a new press machine.
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Papertown Station
Apr 7, 20222 min read
1955::Waiting For a Ferry on Easter Long Weekend
Reservations were highly recommended for long weekend ferry travel to the mainland.
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Papertown Station
Nov 11, 20212 min read
1914::Canada's Youngest Soldier From Nanaimo, British Columbia
Canada's youngest soldier became Canada's youngest veteran.
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Papertown Station
Oct 15, 20212 min read
1955::Princess of Vancouver
The Canadian Pacific Railway's new ferry Princess Vancouver between Vancouver and Nanaimo, BC.
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