Archives: Timeline Entries

  • September 2, 2025
    The Islands Trust Fund is created as a conservation land trust to protect private land and unique ecosystems through covenants,…
  • September 2, 2025
    Irene Roe passes away. She and her husband Bert had operated the Roesland Resort for over 50 years, succeeded by…
  • September 2, 2025
    A new library building, designed by island architect John Roberts, opens at the Auchterlonie Centre.
  • September 2, 2025
    The Roesland Resort closes after 72 years of continuous operation as an affordable vacation destination that attracted families who often…
  • September 2, 2025
    After 100 years, the Old Orchard Farm house at Port Washington, originally built by Washington Grimmer in 1891, is extensively…
  • September 2, 2025
    The newly-built ferry Queen of Cumberland begins service to the Southern Gulf Islands with capacity for 100 cars.
  • More Tales from the Outer Gulf Islands

    September 2, 2025
    Local history book More Tales from the Outer Gulf Islands is published by the Gulf Islands Branch of the BC…
  • September 2, 2025
    The book Winifred Grey: A Gentlewoman's Remembrances of Life in England and the Gulf Islands of British Columbia, edited by…
  • September 2, 2025
    The Newcomers Club is created to acquaint newcomers with elements of island life and to make new friends.
  • The Grocery Store

    September 2, 2025
    Tru Value Foods, a full-service grocery, opens at the Driftwood Centre, replacing “The Grocery Store“ which was in what is…