Campbell River Parade, 1949

Wylie's Ladies Wear entry in the July 1st parade in front of the Van Isle Theatre.

Installing the waterline along the Island Hwy at Campbellton

Looking south along the Island Highway in Campbellton. Waterlines are being installed. The Crystall Grill and Pioneer Bakery are visible.

Lighthouse Circle

Afternoon tea for the women's group, Lighthouse Cirlcle. Back Row (left to right): Mrs. Smith (far left), unknown, unknown, Letitia Allen, unknown, unknown. Front row: unknown, Lottie Simms, Selina Glenny

The third Willows Hotel, Campbell River

Alex Thomson

Alex Thomson was an agent for the Union Steamship Co. He later became wharfinger for Campbell River.

Fire Prevention Week meeting at Campbell River

From left: Robbie Robinson (clerk Village of Campbell River Commission), Carl Thulin, ?, Oscar Thulin (Fire Chief).

'The Dance Hall'

A favourite swimming hole located on the inside of the Tyee Spit near where the campground is today. Local children used to call this area ‘The Dance Hall’ because one of the early big houses on the spit had an extension, raised on piles, that jutted out over this stretch of shoreline.

Car with passengers beside Forbes Landing Lodge

John Blackburn on left with a group of friends visiting from Vancouver, June 1918.

King George V tribute pole at Kingcome Inlet

Erected in 1938 following the death of King George V, this pole in the Kingcome Inlet village of Gwa’yi (Okwunalis) pays tribute to the popular monarch. The pole is unusual because crests belonging to 4 different First Nations are represented on it - Tsawatainuk, Haxwa’mis, Kwiksootainuk and Gwawa...

View of the filled area on Campbell River's waterfront

This filled area on Campbell River's waterfront later became the Foreshore Park (now Robert V. Ostler Park). The Rotary Club, as a practical joke, put their sign on this reclaimed land. Use of the land at the time was undecided. It was proposed that it be either black topped to use as a...

View of Elk Falls

Postcard of a group at Elk Falls titled "In Strathcona Park".

Shegimi, Thulin Court

Three unknown anglers with fish

Interior of Page 11 Books, Campbell River

Margo Cormack, owner of Page 11 Books, inside her store when it first opened on November 15, 1972.

Mr. Barta with his catch

Mr. Barta with his catch of a 44 lb Tyee.

Herbert Pidcock with a salmon

Cliff Davie with his catch

Cliff Davie with his catch of 42½ lb in Frenchman’s Pool, on August 20, 1983.

Construction of the John Hart Generating Station

The Pidcock cottage in Campbellton

Apparently this house in Campbellton was originally owned by Fred Nunns.

Construction of Strathcona Dam, 1950s

Construction of the Strathcona powerhouse looking downstream, 1950s.

Campbell River Fire Department personnel and equipment

July 1st Parade, Campbell River

Gowlland Sawmill operated by W. Foort's entry in the July st parade.

Peter and Glen Ford

Peter and Glen Ford (the famous actor) with a catch of Northern Coho, 9-16 lb, on September 17, 1968.

A new world record

Patricia Hughes, aged 8, sets a new world Tyee record with a 73.5 lb salmon.

July 1st parade, Campbell River

Campbell River Recreation Assocation's float in the July 1st Parade. The theme for this float highlights the need for a swimming pool in Campbell River.