by James Canby | Feb 28, 2022 | SW People & Families
Selma Farmer was not the only early-day Bush Point woman who faced rugged times with fortitude. Helga Gurine Baker became a widow with four children to support in 1919 when her husband, Jack William Baker, was killed in a cave-in while helping a neighbor dig a...
by James Canby | Feb 28, 2022 | SW People & Families
Ida Dahlman was excited as she busied herself in the kitchen of her home in Rossland, British Columbia. She was preparing supper for her family. She could hardly wait for her husband, August (Gus as he was known) to arrive home from his work in the mines. A letter had...
by James Canby | Feb 27, 2022 | SW People & Families
[Note.The Gabelein family is practically a dynasty in the Bayview area. Each of the various branches of the family has had an impact on the development of the area. The origin of the family and its early history follows.]”Once upon a time… “all good...
by James Canby | Feb 27, 2022 | SW People & Families
He was taller than most men, with a shock of white hair that reached below his shoulders. His bristling moustache and goatee served to emphasize his lean, angular face which was dominated by piercing dark eyes. Without question, Paul Cunningham was a presence to be...
by James Canby | Feb 27, 2022 | SW People & Families
The nearest neighbors of the Surface family were the George Zimmermans who, in 1909, built their original house between the waterfront and Wilkinson Road. For many years, it has belonged to E. L. (Shorty) and Hazel Fuller who until recent retirement, operated a print...
by James Canby | Feb 27, 2022 | SW People & Families
In the days before Highway 525 was constructed, Surface Road was a main link between Wilkinson Road (which winds its way from Clinton to Langley along the Saratoga waterfront), and Cultus Bay Road. The area between Surface and Campbell Roads, just north of the...
