Period: Post WWII

  • September 2, 2025
    Florence and Dave Davidson build their own log home at Roesland. Today it is the seasonal office for the Gulf…
  • September 2, 2025
    The Islands Trust introduces zoning and official community planning to the Gulf Islands.
  • September 2, 2025
    The Pender Island Library moves to a small building at the Auchterlonie Centre, formerly an annex classroom for the school.
  • September 2, 2025
    The Port Washington Community Hall is demolished.
  • September 2, 2025
    Victor Menzies' 4x5 inch "plate" box camera from 1902 is used for the last time at a school reunion on…
  • September 2, 2025
    A new school on Canal Road opens, and the old school is turned over for community use.
  • Menzies Diary April

    September 2, 2025
    Victor Menzies dies at 92. He leaves behind a daily diary spanning 57 years, to which he adds a “summary“…
  • Island Phonebook

    September 2, 2025
    The Pender Islands Lions Club publishes the first Pender Islands Telephone List, an idea put forward by President Wally Cunliffe.
  • September 2, 2025
    The Pender Islands Community Plan is adopted by the Islands Trust to guide land use and development for the islands,…
  • September 2, 2025
    The Port Washington and Hope Bay Post Offices are closed and relocated to the Driftwood Centre with David A. Nance…