The man on the left is a guest, Peter Kuyt, who kayaked up from Lasqueti Island. He built a cabin by the lagoon at Refuge Cove, but drowned while kayaking back to Lasqueti. Barry Ketchison was a co-op member.
The man on the left is a guest, Peter Kuyt, who kayaked up from Lasqueti Island. He built a cabin by the lagoon at Refuge Cove, but drowned while kayaking back to Lasqueti. Barry Ketchison was a co-op member.
Photograph of a house, with a large foreshore in the front. (Possibly Hernando? check) (From envelope labelled "Dorothy MacDougal (cousin of May's) pictures") (Needs ID)
Photograph of a house, with a large foreshore in the front. (Possibly Hernando? check) (From envelope labelled "Dorothy MacDougal (cousin of May's) pictures") (Needs ID)
This ranch belonged to a Japanese-Canadian family, the Nakatsui, who were forced off their property during WWII. For many years it was known locally as "The Jap Ranch"; now known as "The Loon Ranch". (also CR Museum #13764 - from Mabel Christensen's pictures)
This ranch belonged to a Japanese-Canadian family, the Nakatsui, who were forced off their property during WWII. For many years it was known locally as "The Jap Ranch"; now known as "The Loon Ranch". (also CR Museum #13764 - from Mabel Christensen's pictures)