B.C. History

• Bowen Island man revealed to be Canada’s first Filipino immigrant

  New research has revealed details of the life of Canada's first Filipino immigrant, who spent much of his life living on B.C.'s Bowen Island.

  Canada

  Apr 11
  
• ‘Queering the Interior’: A documentary on the queer rights movement in B.C.

  'Queering the Interior' is a look at the history of the gay rights movement here in the B.C. The documentary shares stories from people who were trailblazers in the community.

  Lifestyle

  Nov 1, 2022
  
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• Advocates call plan to boost Black history B.C. school curriculum ‘long overdue’

  "It's a place to tackle racism, to undo the corrosiveness of prejudice," Education Minister Rob Fleming said of the B.C. school system.

  Jun 4, 2020
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• Historian for a day: Okanagan kids explore Canadian history for B.C. Heritage Week

  "They are so excited to tell us this story of this person or something maybe they didn't know before and it's just amazing."

  Feb 18, 2020
• ‘He could look into your soul’: The bizarre mystery behind a B.C. cult leader and his missing gold

  Many treasure hunters have scoured B.C.'s De Courcy Island and places around Nanaimo for the jars of gold and rumours abound to this day.

  Features

  May 12, 2019
• Rare letter from early B.C. auctioned for $3,850

  A letter written by a Hudson's Bay employee to his daughter written 160 years ago was sold in an online auction for $3,850.

  Feb 21, 2015