"Reclamation supporters scorned these conservation concerns and sarcastically urged their 'friends to the South' (American hunters) to shoot seagulls and flamingos instead." - Anne Dance
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Dikes, Ducks, and Dams: An Unpredictable Environmental History of Creston Flats, 1883-2014
The dikes came to inform regional land use debates.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Captain Josiah Gosse was the last lighthouse keeper at Fisgard Lighthouse. His story is quite interesting and something I wanted to pass along to readers that support the creation of the many articles (over 275) that now reside at Westshore Memories. #yyj #victoria #victoriabc #fisgard #bchistory
Josiah & Anna Gosse
Fisgard Lighthouse Keeper (1909-28) among many other things
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October 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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"Like so many of her generation, Mrs. Battersby is still wonderfully alert and vigorous- perhaps the result of a rigorous upbringing and early hardships associated with pioneer days when children could not be coddled." #yyj #westshore #victoria #victoriabc #BChistory #metchosin
Mary Edith Dutnall (1864-1949
Metchosin Pioneer
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October 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Today we have "People, Stones, and Japanese Canadian Politics of Nature" by Jane Komori
This post highlights Komori's recent @radhistreview.bsky.social article.
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This post highlights Komori's recent @radhistreview.bsky.social article.
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People, Stones, and Japanese Canadian Politics of Nature
Jane Komori explores Japanese Canadian rock gardens, revealing diasporic visions of nature shaped by migration, incarceration, and resilience.
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October 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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The horrific death in 1955 was announced on the front page of the Victoria Daily Times. The first paragraph describing the event was equally horrendous… #yyj #yyjhistory #langford #westshore #victoria #victoriabc #BChistory open.substack.com/pub/westshor...
Gas & Smoking a Bad Combination, 1955
His body discovered lying in a field
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October 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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In 1923 an article was written which provides an amazing description of Leechtown and the gold diggings that were once scattered throughout the entire area.. Read the latest article at Westshore Memories #yyj #westshore #Victoria #oldvictoria #vistoriahistory #vancouverisland #BChistory
Leechtown
From 1923, an amazing description of the gold town near the Leech River
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September 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Let's Go Fishing (1946/1950 ?)
"Film about the fishing industry and its importance to the economy of British Columbia."
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"Film about the fishing industry and its importance to the economy of British Columbia."
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Let's Go Fishing (1946/1950 ?)
YouTube video by Library and Archives Canada
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September 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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An Opportunity for Every Farmer, 1910. - All farmers should consider this not only to improve farming, but also make some additional needed money. Read the latest Westshore Memories article. #westshore #farming #victoria #yyj #history #BChistory #yyjhistory
An Excellent Opportunity for Every Farmer, 1910
Draft Horses are a farmers best friend
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September 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Calvert, co-author Tony Penikett, and keynote speaker former BC Premier Glenn Clark discuss their experiences collaborating with BC unions in the 1990s to shape the policies that improved programs and services for British Columbians.
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35 Accords: Re-imagining British Columbia’s Public Sector Labour Relations- A Book Launch
Co-authored with the former Yukon Premier, Tony Penekitt, former Faculty Health Sciences professor adjunct, John Calvert, will be launching his upc...
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September 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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A LONG hike down a service road deactivated in 1974, so overgrown we lost the path multiple times. At the end, an old gold mine crusher building!
These are the reasons to explore 😍
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These are the reasons to explore 😍
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August 31, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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History of the Alaska Highway
"From wartime urgency to northern lifeline, the Alaska Highway reshaped Canada’s frontier and connected Alaska to the rest of North America."
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"From wartime urgency to northern lifeline, the Alaska Highway reshaped Canada’s frontier and connected Alaska to the rest of North America."
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History of the Alaska Highway
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August 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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The Last Surviving Ironworker
"Lou Lessard is the last surviving ironworker from the June 17, 1958 collapse of the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge in Vancouver. Lou and others reflect on this harrowing disaster in new and archival footage."
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"Lou Lessard is the last surviving ironworker from the June 17, 1958 collapse of the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge in Vancouver. Lou and others reflect on this harrowing disaster in new and archival footage."
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The Last Surviving Ironworker
YouTube video by BC Building Trades
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August 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Where am I? Head over to the Facebook group and guess where the location of this piece of Westshore history is #yyj #yyjhistory #westshore #whereamI #oldvictoria #BChistory www.facebook.com/groups/langf...
August 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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What's on the Menu? 1956 - Adventures eating at the Knotty Pine in Langford. #yyj #westshore #langford #restaurant #victoriabc #bchistory open.substack.com/pub/westshor...
What's on the Menu? 1956
Adventures Eating at the Knotty Pine, Langford
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August 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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The Thetis Lake Monster, 1972. It scared and put everyone on edge. Was there a monster lurking in the depths of Thetis Lake? RCMP were called in to investigate strange happenings. #yyj #monster #yyjhistory #westshore #thetislake #victoria #victoriabc #BC #BChistory #oldvictoria
The Thetis Lake Monster, 1972
Waiting in the depths to attack the unsuspecting...
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August 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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A Look At The Now Abandoned Ocean Falls, BC Before It Fully Emptied In 1981
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A Look At The Now Abandoned Ocean Falls, BC Before It Fully Emptied In 1981
YouTube video by Cato Leung
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August 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Tragedy Beneath the Surface, 1983 - It was just a routine training dive that went terribly wrong on Thursday February 10, 1983. #yyj #yyjhistory #colwood #westshore #bchistory #victoria #victoriabc #BC open.substack.com/pub/westshor...
Tragedy Beneath the Surface, 1983
On a routine training dive, disaster would strike
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August 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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In this video we explore the train hold up at Ducks Station (Monte Creek, BC) and subsequent murder of a special constable.
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Haney Brothers Train Hold Up and Murder
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August 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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The Shooting Case, 1891 - Annoyed by boys fishing on the property, the problem escalated rapidly and bullets flew. Read the latest article - #yyj #yyjhistory #westshore #victoriabc #BChistory #victoriahistory #goldstream #langford open.substack.com/pub/westshor...
The Shooting Case, 1891
Annoyed by young boys the bullets flew
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August 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Happy #BCDay!
Western or Pacific, #CornusNuttallii has been BC’s provincial flower since 1956.
Botanist Thomas Nuttall first described it in 1834; subsequently named nuttallii after him.
DYK? The #dogwood flower is the small centre, the "petals" are actually bracts.
#BCHistory #LogCabinMuseum
Western or Pacific, #CornusNuttallii has been BC’s provincial flower since 1956.
Botanist Thomas Nuttall first described it in 1834; subsequently named nuttallii after him.
DYK? The #dogwood flower is the small centre, the "petals" are actually bracts.
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August 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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The Sad Death of Danny Fraser 1943-1958. "A 14 year old Belmont Park boy, apparently playing cowboys and Indians, dies in an arbutus tree." #yyj #yyjhistory #westshore #victoria #esquimaltlagoon #BChistory open.substack.com/pub/westshor...
The Sad Death of Danny Fraser 1943-1958
Tragedy at the Lagoon
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July 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Rope Swing Leaves Someone Hanging, 1994 - Niagara Canyon and an idea that got carried away. Sometimes common sense does not fit into planning an adventure. #yyj #victoria #victoriabc #goldstream #westshore #bchistory open.substack.com/pub/westshor...
Rope Swing Leaves Someone Hanging, 1994
Niagara Canyon and an idea that got carried away
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July 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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🌲 Untold Tales of Old British Columbia by Daniel Marshall (Ronsdale Press)
This national bestseller shares lesser-known stories of BC's history, deepening our understanding of a complex past.
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This national bestseller shares lesser-known stories of BC's history, deepening our understanding of a complex past.
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July 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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A decade ago @seankheraj.bsky.social published the “Historical Background Report: Trans Mountain Pipeline, 1947-2013" report. You can access this report here:
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Environmental History and the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Proposal
Sean Kheraj's report on Trans Mountain Pipeline history reveals spills, weak oversight, and outdated approvals.
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July 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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By Way of Our War Correspondent at the Front - Colwood , Invaders Demand Millions! 1901 #colwood #westshore #yyj #yyjhistory #victoriabc #bchistory open.substack.com/pub/westshor...
Invaders Demand Millions! 1901
The fort overrun, Parson's Bridge blown up....
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July 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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