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Papertown Station
Mar 41 min read
1937::Tragedy Calls for Change on Vancouver Island’s Malahat Highway
A tragic loss for Vancouver Island's sports community.
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Papertown Station
Dec 9, 20223 min read
1915::The Pioneer of the Metropolitan Garage in Victoria, British Columbia
Joining the short list of Vancouver Island's automobile pioneers.
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Papertown Station
Nov 11, 20215 min read
1914::The Thaws, the Dogs and the Lions of the Lafayette Escadrille
A short story about the first-ever American air combat pilots.
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Papertown Station
Oct 22, 20216 min read
1913-1958::The Haunted House of Harling Point, Victoria, British Columbia
At the southernmost tip of Vancouver Island stood a very large house. Many considered it to be haunted.
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Papertown Station
Oct 19, 20212 min read
1901::The Union Mine Explosions and the Mountain Slide in Loughborough Inlet, British Columbia
Three explosions. Hours apart.
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Papertown Station
Sep 4, 20206 min read
1966::The Three Towers of Victoria, British Columbia
The capital city's towers that were never built.
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Papertown Station
Aug 15, 202010 min read
1941-1968::The Mars Planes and Vancouver Island's Pioneer Water Bomber Pilots
The planes and their pilots who forever changed how British Columbia forest fires were fought.
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