Archives: Timeline Entries

  • SS Iroquois

    September 2, 2025
    The privately owned S.S. Iroquois is launched and begins ferry service to Pender Island from Vancouver Island.
  • September 2, 2025
    The Post Office is relocated from Port Washington to a shed at Hope Bay, with James Auchterlonie as Postmaster.
  • September 2, 2025
    Canal excavation across the isthmus dividing North and South Pender begins after a petition from islanders to the federal government.
  • September 2, 2025
    Government wharves are built at Hope Bay and Bedwell Harbour.
  • September 2, 2025
    Brothers Howard and Stanley Harris arrive with the first power boat on the island, the 30-foot steam launch "Pearl". They…
  • September 2, 2025
    R.S.W. and Isabella Corbett purchase 160 acres near Hope Bay and build a house, still standing on Corbett Road.
  • September 2, 2025
    A new school (now the Nu-to-Yu) is built by David Menzies near Hope Bay.
  • September 2, 2025
    A regular mail service starts at Bedwell Harbour, with Mrs. Lilias Spalding handling postal duties for the next 43 years.
  • Brackett Barn

    September 2, 2025
    The Brackett barn on Razor Point Road is built (still standing).
  • September 2, 2025
    Washington and Elizabeth Grimmer sell their house and 160 acres at Port Washington to Spencer and Annie Percival, who call…