Archives: Timeline Entries

  • January 18, 2026
    The Epicentre building (previously the Pender Lender Library, auxiliary classroom, and youth centre) in the Auchterlonie Centre is completely upgraded…
  • January 18, 2026
    Dragonfly Child Care and Family Resource Centre at the school opens as a licensed day care.
  • Early Nu to Yu Sign

    January 18, 2026
    The Nu-to-Yu thrift store opens as a way to raise funds for the new Health Centre. Run entirely by volunteers,…
  • January 18, 2026
    Land at Gowlland Point land is purchased by the CRD for a future Regional Park.
  • January 18, 2026
    Final parcel of land at Brooks Point is acquired with funds borrowed by the CRD. Fundraising is finalized in 2013.
  • January 18, 2026
    In early March, COVID-19 pandemic restrictions take hold on Pender, affecting almost every aspect of island life. Magic Lake residents…
  • January 18, 2026
    On March 24, elderly Penderites line up at the Community Hall for their first COVID-19 vaccinations.
  • Schooner Way Trail

    January 18, 2026
    Moving Around Pender (MAP) completes The Schooner Way trail project, a major pathway for walking and biking between the Magic…
  • The DIP project, South Pender

    January 18, 2026
    On June 27, major construction is completed on “the DIP“, a cliffside section of Canal Rd on South Pender further…
  • January 18, 2026
    In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, census data records the resident population of North and South Pender as 2,772,…