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This source is a coin created in 1985, celebrating the 25th anniversary. The coin includes inscriptions such as, the Alberni Valley coin club, labor day weekend, the Port Alberni salmon festival as well as an image of a fish.

The coin demonstrates…

The source is a short newspaper article in a newspaper called the Canadian Grocer. The newspaper features the headline ‘Tightening the reins on the Oriental in British Columbia’.

The article discussed the competition between Chinese retailers and…

The source is a series of typed letters regarding the canoe and boat building industry at Port Arthur, British Columbia.

The subject of the early letters is regarding the employment of an expert to teach the Indians of McIntyre Bay and Gull Bay…

The source is a map showing the railway belt across British Columbia.

The map contains a coloured key showing the different areas of the land. For example, Indian reserves, forest reserves and parks and most significantly the land disposed of by…

The source is a black and white photograph of a Saw and Pulp Mill in Port Alberni, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

The photograph shows the coastal site of a saw and pulp mill. In the photo you can see piles of wood ready for use in…

A letter from Stephen Freemen to James Goldie detailing his intention to sell his half of the plot of land they share in Vernon, BC. Goldie was the manager of an independent fruit ranch in the Okanagan. The favourable climate of the Okanagan area was…