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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.

Boats tied up on the Tyee Spit

Fish boats owned by members of the C.R. band tied up on the inside of the spit where the seaplane float is today. John Ferry’s seiner ‘Reubina’, named after his daughter and built in the Stirling shipyards, is visible in the centre of the photograph.

Mrs. Randall, Tyee Man, with her catch

Mrs. T.B. Randall of Vancouver, B.C. being presented with diamond button by Wallace H. McMillan, president of the Tyee Club of B.C. Mrs. Randall was Tyee Man and new record holder in 1941. Her Tyee salmon was 66½ lbs and she caught it on August 7, 1941.

Lounge at Painter's Fishing Resort

View of the lounge of the main lodge at Painter's Fishing Resort. The main lodge was opened in 1938.

Construction of the John Hart Generating Station

Driftwood Trailer Park, Campbell River.

View of the waterfront and recreational vehicles at the trailer park. This trailer park was located on the Island Highway, south of Campbell River at the base of the hill just before going downtown.

The Roller Follies in the Spring Fair Parade

Graduating Class of 1967

Graduating class of Campbell River Senior Secondary School, 1967.

Interior of a Café in Campbell River

Campbell River Municipal Hall

The Campbell River Municipal Hall, formerly the Lourdes Hospital, which was later demolished in 1981 and rebuilt in the same spot.

Installing the waterline along the Island Hwy at Campbellton

Looking south along the Island Highway in Campbellton. Workers are installing a waterline. The following businesses are visible: Crystal Grill, Mickey 77 Taxi, Terminal Café and Pioneer Bakery.

Men drying fish on the waterfront

John Henderson

Local high school band - 'The Rogues', Campbell River

Local band 'The Rogues', who competed at a battle of the bands in Vancouver and made it into the semi-finals, 1966. Norm Fair is second from the right.

Building the new Municipal Hall

The old Municipal Hall building (the old Lourdes Hospital, at the back of photo) was torn down in sections as the new one was erected, so as to maintain services. Note the old RCMP headquarters also in the background of the photograph.

View of Moose Falls, Campbell River

M. Murphy with catch

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

Olympic swimmer Ralph Hutton with his fans

Spearfishing meet held June 30, 1968, Tideripper's club.

Catch as a result of a spearfishing meet held by the local Tideripper's Club. There were 34 entries in total with teams from as far away as Seattle.

Fred Nunns on his homestead in Campbellton

Frederick Nuuns obtained land along the Campbell River in 1887 and is considered one of the Campbell River's first non-native settlers. He is seen here on the left in front of his barn. The woman on the right may be his sister Annie who also lived on the Nunns homestead at one point.

Actor Glenn Ford boards a Pacific Western Airlines plane

Campbell River Fire Department

Campbell River's first fire hall Located at 10th Avenue and the Island Highway.

Charlie Hodak with guest and salmon

Charlie Hodak (on right) with guest and catch of salmon. Charlie Hodak was an Austrian whom, among other things, worked as a sportfishing guide in the Campbell River area.

Unknown angler with fish

Annex to the first Willows Hotel

The 'Loggers Annex' to the first Willows Hotel, located approximately where the Campbell River Laundry later stood. After the second Willows Hotel was built (in 1908) the original Willows Hotel (not pictured here) adopted the label of the Annex.