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Sointula - it means "harmony" - is a tiny community on Malcolm Island, a short ferry ride from northern Vancouver Island. It was founded at the turn of the century by the Kalevan …
Salmon gillnetting in the turbulent waters of the Fraser River at the turn of the last century was dangerous, back-breaking work. Skiffs were equipped with a single sail, but most …
Quadra Island, the largest and most populated of the Discovery Islands at the top end of Georgia Strait, has a history loaded with adventure. From the We Wai Kai warriors of the …
One of Canadian poetry's best-kept secrets is Maureen McCarthy, whose first book "She Reminds Me of Vermeer" drew accolades across the country. Nine years later, her second …
Flo Anderson and her husband Trevor worked as lightkeepers for 20 years, at Lennard Island and then at Barrett Rock, McInnis Island, Green Island and Race Rocks. In this …
This humourous look back at a neglected part of B.C.'s history will be of interest to those who were there . . . and to those who missed it Frozen inkwells on winter mornings, …
The southwest region of British Columbia offers a motherlode of unique rockhounding experiences for both amateur and more seasoned prospectors. This revised and expanded edition of …
Where land meets sea, strange things happen, and most of them end up as stories. From a study of log barging on the BC coast to a controversial essay on who really shelled the Cape …