Period: Modern

  • September 2, 2025
    Dr Don Williams signs on as a full-time medical doctor to the Penders on July 1st.
  • September 2, 2025
    Port Washington Store ceases operation as a general store.
  • DriftConst86

    September 2, 2025
    The Official Community Plan, adopted in 1978, is amended to allow a dominant commercial centre on the island. The present…
  • September 2, 2025
    In September, the Pender Islands Museum Society is formed with the objective of establishing a museum.
  • Brackett Family Reunion

    September 2, 2025
    A Brackett Family Reunion is held on Pender with 192 attendees, leading to a family history authored by Lyall Eriksen…
  • September 2, 2025
    The Pender Island Recycling Society (PIRS) is created after a CRD proposal for a waste transfer station is defeated. Land…
  • September 2, 2025
    The Islands Trust Fund is created as a conservation land trust to protect private land and unique ecosystems through covenants,…
  • September 2, 2025
    Irene Roe passes away. She and her husband Bert had operated the Roesland Resort for over 50 years, succeeded by…
  • September 2, 2025
    A new library building, designed by island architect John Roberts, opens at the Auchterlonie Centre.
  • September 2, 2025
    The Roesland Resort closes after 72 years of continuous operation as an affordable vacation destination that attracted families who often…