Archives: Timeline Entries

  • September 2, 2025
    The Provincial Government purchases land at the Canal Bridge, an important Indigenous site, to protect it from development.
  • September 2, 2025
    The Islands Trust Act is proclaimed on June 5 to control development in the Gulf Islands. It is triggered in…
  • September 2, 2025
    The United Church of Canada closes the former Presbyterian Church due to declining numbers, but retains ownership of the building.…
  • 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“…