- September 2, 2025The BC Government begins to subsidize ferry service.
- September 2, 2025Cecily Reynolds unearths a cannonball in her yard. It likely came from a Royal Navy 68-pound cannon fired during practice…
- September 2, 2025The ship Cy Peck is converted to carry motor cars, marking a major change in transportation options for islanders.
- September 2, 2025The 1898 settler home built by the Brackett family at Port Browning is torn down.
- September 2, 2025The first professional archaeological excavation is carried out at the Pender Canal Site by the BC Provincial Museum. During 1957-58,…
September 2, 2025A patchwork quilt is raffled to raise money to offset the cost of publishing A Gulf Islands Patchwork, the first…- September 2, 2025Premier W.A.C. Bennett announces on July 18 that the British Columbia Ferry Authority will take over passenger and car ferry…
September 2, 2025The Hamilton family home, "The Knolls," built in 1900 at Port Browning, is dismantled.
September 2, 2025Electricity comes to part of North Pender in 1956. By 1958 most residents have signed up for the long-awaited service…- September 2, 2025The fish reduction plant at Shingle Bay is completely destroyed by fire. Remnants of the dock pilings remain at the…
