Period: Modern

  • September 2, 2025
    After 100 years, the Old Orchard Farm house at Port Washington, originally built by Washington Grimmer in 1891, is extensively…
  • September 2, 2025
    The newly-built ferry Queen of Cumberland begins service to the Southern Gulf Islands with capacity for 100 cars.
  • More Tales from the Outer Gulf Islands

    September 2, 2025
    Local history book More Tales from the Outer Gulf Islands is published by the Gulf Islands Branch of the BC…
  • September 2, 2025
    The book Winifred Grey: A Gentlewoman's Remembrances of Life in England and the Gulf Islands of British Columbia, edited by…
  • September 2, 2025
    The Newcomers Club is created to acquaint newcomers with elements of island life and to make new friends.
  • The Grocery Store

    September 2, 2025
    Tru Value Foods, a full-service grocery, opens at the Driftwood Centre, replacing “The Grocery Store“ which was in what is…
  • September 2, 2025
    With major community support, the Medicine Beach property is acquired by the Islands Trust and Pender Islands Conservancy Association (PICA).
  • September 2, 2025
    A relay tower is erected at the top of North Pender to extend cell phone use.
  • September 2, 2025
    St. Peter's Anglican Church, built in 1915, is moved to a larger parcel on Canal Road where there is space…
  • Dave & Florence Davidson

    September 2, 2025
    The Davidsons sell Roesland to the Pacific Marine Heritage Legacy Lands program. The lands will later form part of the…