- 2026-10-08An original homestead representing the Hudson's Bay Company's efforts to farm and thereby stimulate settlement in the region through their…
- 2026-10-08Beyond the rolling farmlands of the Saanich Peninsula lies the Straits of Georgia. Among its myriad Gulf Island sailed such…
- 2026-10-08In spring, 1872, classes began in Metchosin Schoolhouse with Mrs. Elizabeth Fisher teaching 7 girls and 3 boys. On land…
- 2026-10-08For a quarter of a century, the wood-burning steam 'locies' of the 'Cordwood Limited' hauled trains throughout the Saanich Peninsula.…
- 2026-10-08This historic residence, built in 1861, was the home of the Honourable Peter O'Reilly. As Gold Commissioner, County Court Judge…
- 2026-10-08From a muddy trail fronting Fort Victoria's palisades, this street changed with the maturing city. In the 1850's, Hudson's Bay…
- 2026-10-08Of Ontario Loyalist stock, Carrall settled at Williams Creek in 1867, practising medicine and encouraging the depressed mining industry. He…
- 2026-10-08Plans to complete the Pacific Great Eastern Railroad to Prince George in 1921 failed because instable ground prevented use of…
- 2026-10-08For over half a century the Boyd family operated this haven for man and beast. Here, weary travellers found lodging,…
- 2026-10-08In the 1860's the fabulous Cariboo goldfields were a lure to thousands. Miners, traders, and adventurers, many afoot with wheelbarrows,…