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Campbell River Fire Department personnel and equipment

1964-65 Directors of Tyee Club

Front: Bill Mainwaring, Maxine Egan, and Dick Murphy. Back: Julian Benzamin, J.W. Gaio, Joe Hess, Reg Sinclair, C.W. Schedlar, and Reuben Youngquist. Missing: Gavin Chisholm and C.W. Styer.

Francis Drake Jr. and Anne Henderson

Francis Drake Jr. and Anne Henderson standing on the pre-Tyee Plaza waterfront near the VanIsle Theatre (today known as the Tidemark Theatre).

J. Painter and R. Murphy

J. Painter and R. Murphy fishing at Frenchman's Pool.

Construction of the Community Hall, Campbell River

Volunteers working on constructing the Community Hall in downtown Campbell River. The hall took a number of years to build but was opened in 1954. At this time this project had been taken over by the Campbell River Kinsmen Club.

July 1st parade, Campbell River

Front view of the Willow Point Women's softball team float along with the other entries of the July 1st parade at Campbell River.

Portrait of Agnus Thulin

Ken Forde poses with many portraits of himself

The portraits were done in a competition run by Dagmar's Store.

Unknown lady angler with fish

Quentin Dodd with his catch

Quentin Dodd of the Tyee Club with a catch of 32 ½ lb. Guide Stan Goodrich (not in photograph).

First Campbell River Water Festival

The first Campbell River Water Festival (later called the Salmon Festival), which took place at McIvor Lake.

Charles Thulin with teamster on Island Highway

Charles Thulin on right. Photograph taken just south of the third Willows Hotel, Campbell River.

Opening of the Discovery Inn

The official opening of the Discovery Inn. MLA Dan Campbell looks on while village chairman R.D. Jamieson unlocks the new Discovery Inn. The lock, key, and chain were thrown into the waters of the Discovery Passage to signify that the Hotel would never be locked. June 16, 1963.

Looking west over fields from Thulin home

Forbes Landing Lodge on the lower Campbell Lake

View of Forbes Landing Lodge taken before it was destroyed by the 1938 forest fire. This lodge was built by James Forbes in 1912 and was operated by the Forbes family for many years.

Campbell River beachfront in front of downtown Campbell River.

This is the area the Foreshore Park (later known as the Robert V. Ostler Park) was built in, just prior to it being reclaimed. Visible in the background is the Iaci Building at the instersection of the St. Ann's and the Island Hwy.