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Campbell River Fire Chiefs

Oscar Thulin, the retiring Fire Chief, stands beside the new Fire Chief, Bill McIntosh.

July 1st Barbecue and Regatta

July 1st Barbecue and Regatta

Office at BC Hydro's John Hart Power house site

Fred Nunns on right on his porch in Campbellton

Frederick Nuuns (man on right) obtained land along the Campbell River in 1887 and is considered one of the Campbell River's first non-native settlers.

View taken above Elk Falls, Campbell River

Les McDonald

Graduating Class of 1969

M.A. Cowan with catch

M.A. Cowen of San Francisco, California, U.S.A. - August 1925. Present at organizational meeting of Tyee Club.

Campbell River Recreation Association presents football jackets

Members of CR Raiders football team in their new jackets provided by the CRRA.

City Crew installing New Pipelines

Before construction could begin on the Island Highway, the City had to replace all the old cast iron pipe with new pipe lining. Pictured here at the intersection of 6th Avenue and the Island Highway are George Benoit of City Works, and Jim Matear, the general foreman for the District of Campbell...

Salmon barbecue on the beach

Salmon barbecue on the beach in front of the VanIsle Theatre (now the Tidemark Theatre).

Construction of Strathcona Dam, 1950s

Construction of the Strathcona powerhouse looking downstream, 1950s.

Family portrait with Christmas tree

Tyee Club guide with guest and fish

M. Murphy with catch

M. Murphy with catch - a 48 1/2 lb Tyee.

Thulin barn and livestock, Campbell River

One of the Thulin Family operations was a dairy farm known as the Strathcona Dairy. Jack Phillips used to deliver the milk, collect the empty bottles, wash them, milk the cows, and fill the bottles. These had 'Strathcona Dairy' molded into the side of them.

Sam Henderson carving

May Queen's visit to the hospital

Constructing the Community Hall

Oscar and Agnes Thulin

Oscar Thulin served as the Fire Chief in Campbell River for 24 years. His wife, Agnes was also a member of the C.R. Volunteer Fire Department and was known as the "whistlepunk". She handled the communication end of operating the Fire Department.

Aerial view of the Tyee Spit, Campbell River

View of some of the homes on the Wei Wai Kum reserve showing the Argonaut Mine which had a wharf at the Tyee Spit. This wharf was located where the NVI Mining building is located now (2011).

Pioneer Hardware located on Island Hwy., Campbell River

The Pioneer Hardware store, October 1966. The store was owned and operated by the Thulin family. It was opened in 1937 by Carl and Margaret Thulin.

Early advertisement for Painter's Fishing Resort

E.P. Painter (Ned) and his wife June moved to the Campbell River area in the early 1920's. Ned, a boatbuilder, established a business in 1924 on the Tyee Spit. He specialized in building small wooden clinker-built boats which where used by anglers.

Campbell River Fire Chiefs

July 1st Barbecue and Regatta

July 1st Barbecue and Regatta

Office at BC Hydro's John Hart Power house site

Fred Nunns on right on his porch in Campbellton

View taken above Elk Falls, Campbell River

Les McDonald

Graduating Class of 1969

M.A. Cowan with catch

Campbell River Recreation Association presents football jackets

City Crew installing New Pipelines

Salmon barbecue on the beach

Construction of Strathcona Dam, 1950s

Family portrait with Christmas tree

Tyee Club guide with guest and fish

M. Murphy with catch

Thulin barn and livestock, Campbell River

Sam Henderson carving

May Queen's visit to the hospital

Constructing the Community Hall

Oscar and Agnes Thulin

Aerial view of the Tyee Spit, Campbell River

Pioneer Hardware located on Island Hwy., Campbell River

Early advertisement for Painter's Fishing Resort

View of the wood stave penstocks leading from John Hart Dam

Sportfishing

Hydro Development

Elk Falls and the Campbell River

Willows Hotel

Elizabeth Quocksister Collection

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