September 2, 2025The first wedding on Pender takes place when Howard Harris marries Clara Menzies. They build their home at Hope Bay…
September 2, 2025The Roe family builds a “kit“ house at Roesland (now the Pender Islands Museum) which is delivered by barge and…- September 2, 2025The S.S. Iroquois capsizes at Nanaimo, is righted, and put back into service, including the Pender Islands.
- September 2, 2025Wilfred and Godfrey Walker arrive from England to South Pender Island, purchase land on Plumper Sound, build a log cabin,…
September 2, 2025"Waterlea" is built by John MacKinnon at the west end of what is now MacKinnon Road.
September 2, 2025A community hall is built at Hope Bay overlooking the Corbett Store.
September 2, 2025The Port Washington Store is opened by Spencer Percival.- September 2, 2025The first telephone service is established on Pender, with lines strung on shoreline trees.
- September 2, 2025The S.S. Iroquois sinks in a squall off Sidney, drowning 21 people, including 38-year-old former school Pender school teacher Fanny…
September 2, 2025"The Maples" is built for Elijah Pollard on the shore of Port Browning by Walter Bowerman. (He will build many…
