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Municipal Council

Left to right: Wallace Baikie, Ken Forde, Shelley Knowles (clerk), unknown man, and Roderick Haig-Brown (magistrate).

Warren Deal of Lake Oswego, Oregon, U.S.A. with catch

Warren Deal of Lake Oswego, Oregon, U.S.A. with his catch - a 47 lb Tyee caught on on August 29, 1963. Guide Lew Woolman.

Farewell to the Sisters of St. Ann, Lourdes Hospital

Farewell party for the Nunns from the order of the Sisters of St. Ann who operated the Lourdes Hospital in Campbell River from 1929-1957.

Graduation Class of 1957

St. Ann's Street

View of St. Ann's Street showing Lourdes Hospital as well as a portion of downtown Campbell River.

Opening of the new government wharf, Campbell River

Opening ceremonies for the new wharf in Campbell River, January 16, 1950. Opening event was conducted by the Campbell River Chamber of Commerce and attended by J.L. Gibson, Independent member for the Comox-Alberni riding.

July 1st Barbecue and Regatta

Unknown man and woman anglers with fish

Opening of new Willow Point baseball park

Mayor Kenneth 'Skip' McDonald cuts the ribbon at the opening ceremony for the new Willow Point ball park. The ribbon is held tied between two bats, held by Mrs. Ross Rathie (left) and Joan Walker (right). June, 1968.

Campbell River Waterfront after a storm

View of the original war memorial cenotaph located on the Island Highway (in forefront). This photograph was taken before the Tyee Plaza development.

The Campbell River Wharf

Logs and debris pounded against the wharf whenever there was a storm, and in 1918 it broke. An overhead trolley was rigged up to bring in freight and other goods until the repairs were completed. Walter Crawford, the wharfinger at the time, had a new car out on the end of the wharf and worried...

C.H. Forster with a catch

C.H. Forster with his catch - a 55 lb Tyee registered with the Tyee Club of British Columbia. Mr. Forster caught his fish on September 7, 1944.

The 50th Parallel, Campbell River

Margaret Thulin (nee McNeil) and Jim Whyte by the 50th Parallel marker located alongside the Island Hwy near Campbell River.

Interior view of the Dining Room, Forbes Landing Lodge

Log chute over the Island Highway

Log chute over the Island Highway at about where 6th Avenue is today. Charles Thulin was logging some land.

Flood in Campbellton

Mickey's Taxi after a snowstorm

Mickey Pierce, who owned Mickey's Taxi, was subsequently part-owner of the Quinsam Hotel.

Sam Henderson carving

Wei Wai Kum float in Parade, 1958

The Campbell River Indian Band float in the June 30 parade, 1958.

Presentation of the Legion Fishing Derby Trophy

Phil Harris and Alice Faye present in photograph.

Okanagan Helicopter at the base at Tyee Spit

The helicopter is a Fairchild Hiller FH-1100.

Wallace H. McMillan, Tyee Man and 3/6 Champion

Wallace H. McMillan, Tyee Man and 3/6 Champion 1951, with his catch a 67 lb. Tyee which he caught on August 19, 1951.

Emma Dick with her children

The day's laundry on the line behind her and Quadra Island in the background, Emma Dick stands with her son Peter beside her and his younger brother in her arms. The beach visible in the background is now a four lane highway. Emma Roberts/Quocksistala, born in 1911, married Fred Dick of Cape...

View of the Tyee Plaza, downtown Campbell River

Centennial Building in the foreground.

M.A. Cowan with catch

M.A. Cowan of San Francisco, California, U.S.A. Guide Joe Meredith (not in photograph).