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The battle for Mayor of Campbell River

Ken Forde and Skip McDonald play at tug-o-war to see who will win in the Municipal Election for Mayor of Campbell River. McDonald was defeated, and Ken Forde became Mayor in December of 1970.

Riverside Sunday School's entry in the Labour Day Parade

First Nations float in July 1st parade, Campbell River

1st prize winning float entry at the July 1st parade at Lane Field. Float was entered by members of the We Wai Kum band. Woman standing at front may be Katie Ferry with her husband John Ferry standing beside. Man (standing) third from left is Sam Henderson.

View of the wood stave penstocks leading from John Hart Dam

Ballet Recital, 1957

Ballet students preparing for a recital.

BC Hydro employee doing repairs, Campbell River

Employee at John Hart generating station doing repairs on a BC Hydro vehicle. Photo taken July 6, 1965.

The home of Frederick Nunns in Campbellton

The home of Fred Nunns, located at what is now 19th Avenue. Fred Nunns obtained land along the Campbell River in 1887 and is considered on of Campbell River's first non-native settlers.

Moving the former home of Oscar and Agnus Thulin

The Thulin house (located at the corner of 10th avenue and the Island Highway) being moved to its new location in Campbellton, November 1965.

Miss Campbell River contest

Sam Henderson carving

Pughing salmon

Len Aleck and a second, unidentified, man pughing salmon into the hold of a packer. This method of transferring fish was stopped in the 1980’s because it damaged the meat if done improperly.

View of Ken Forde's Garage in Willow Point

Ken (not pictured here) served as mayor for Campbell River for a period of five years, starting in 1971.

B.C. Airlines Plane at the Tyee Spit

B.C. Airlines began landing planes in Campbell River in 1946, using the beach in front of the Willows Hotel as their base. However, "in foul weather the Seabees were parked on an empty lot in the centre of town…[and] villagers took exception to this eyesore" (River City, p. 156), leading...

Campbell River Hospital

View of the Campbell River Hospital. Photograph was likely taken shortly after it was built in 1914. This hospital was later operated by the Sisters of St. Ann and was called the Lourdes Hospital. It was located off St. Ann's in the approximate location of the current (2011) City Hall in...

Campbell River High School Dance

The crowning ceremony for Miss Snowball.

The Campbell River Reserve

Queen Mary Quocksister's house.

Two Sister's of St. Ann's at Campbell River

Sister Superior and Sister Carmen Marie, two of the Sister's of St. Ann's who operated the Lourdes Hospital.

Johnny Ferry, Ernie Henderson, and Tommy Henderson

Anti-potlatch laws had been removed from the Indian Act only several years earlier and ceremonial regalia, banned and confiscated by the government in 1922, had not yet been returned to their Kwakwaka’wakw and Lekwiltok owners. The young men in the photograph are believed to be Johnny Ferry Jr.,...

E.P. (Ned) Painter

E.P. (Ned) Painter was a boat builder who established a business on the Tyee Spit, Campbell River in 1924. He specialized in building wooden clinker-built rowboats which where used by local sportfishing guides to fish local waters.

Godfrey Baldwin's paper boy

Annual Roller Follies performance, Campbell River

The Campbell River Roller Skating Club puts on its fourth annual presentation (known as the Roller Follies) - a circus on wheels - at the Community Hall. Picturing Frankie Milmore with an unknown child. June 1, 1966

John Saxer with CR's Biggest Tyee

John Saxer – Biggest ever Campbell River Tyee – 77 lb on August 19, 1966.

Erecting the Foreshore Park Long House

A pole carved by Bob Neel and Dora Cook goes up at the Foreshore Park Longhouse. The man with the pipe in his mouth is Mike Cole and behind the pole on the left is Thor Peterson.

Construction of Community Hall

Constructing the Community Hall in downtown Campbell River. The hall took a number of years to build but was opened in 1954.