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Book Review: Wilson Duff, Coming Back, a Life

To appreciate Wilson Duff’s biography, you need not know who he was—Wilson Duff Coming Back, a Life is about more than just one man….

The Highway Jet

The owner of the Antique Barn is always on the lookout for interesting artifacts. His most recent purchase? A military jet….

Island History Notable: Dalys Barney

Dave Flawse In a previous interview with Island History Notable Christine Meutzner, she had suggested I check out Dalys Barney’s blog because it was…

Book Review: A Journey Back to Nature, A History of Strathcona Provincial Park

If you’ve ever wondered how Strathcona Provincial Park’s largest lake could ever be allowed to be flooded, Catherine Marie Gilbert’s A Journey Back to…

The Flying Dutchman Series: The Chief Constable’s Search

In January 1913, Chief Constable David Stephenson heaves on a pair of wooden oars. He rows towards Kahklutter, the luck stone—a partly submerged chunk…

Island History Notable: Christine Meutzner

In February 2022, I peered into the glass doors of the Nanaimo archives and met Archives Manager, Christine Meutzner to talk about her 25…

Book Review: Possessing Meares Island

a meditative, essay-style narrative, Barry Gough’s Possessing Meares Island guides the reader from the island’s murky origins to a court case of David…

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