Archives: Timeline Entries

  • September 2, 2025
    The ferry Mayne Queen is built for service in the Gulf Islands.
  • September 2, 2025
    A front-end loading ferry terminal is built at Otter Bay, stimulating island growth. Clam Bay had been considered as a…
  • September 2, 2025
    A large, natural depression on North Pender is excavated and dammed to create Buck Lake, a 40-foot-deep reservoir to supply…
  • September 2, 2025
    The Hope Bay Community Hall, built in 1910, is demolished. The structure had been purchased for $25 at auction, and…
  • September 2, 2025
    Victor and Vivienne Menzies move out of the original Harris home at Hope Bay and into a small house on…
  • BC Centennial Medalists

    September 2, 2025
    Seven Pender Island pioneers each receive a Canadian Centennial Medal, presented by Lieutenant Governor the Honourable George Pearkes, on Sept…
  • September 2, 2025
    Bert Roe dies at age 75 in October, having spent most of his life at Roesland. Operation of the Roesland…
  • September 2, 2025
    Dr Homer Rogers becomes Pender's first regular full-time doctor, operating a practice out of his home at the end of…
  • September 2, 2025
    The Lynds sell Beautyrest Lodge after 27 years of operation. It is renamed Otter Cove Lodge.
  • September 2, 2025
    The BC Government sets a 10-acre lot-size “freeze” on the Gulf Islands in an effort to preserve the unique rural…