May 2023
Denman and Hornby Islands Want Improved Ferry Service – May 2023
Denman and Hornby Islands have been lobbying for improved ferry service to Vancouver Island for the last 100 years. Some ... Read more
May 2, 2023
April 2023
2021 Census: Work, Education and Wealth – Apr. 2023
585 Denman Islanders were employed in 2020 being 48% of the population. 230 of themworked at home. More than half ... Read more
April 2, 2023
Mar 2023
2021 Census: Age and Housing of Denman Residents – Mar.2023
The 2021 census found Denman Island population had grown to 1391 and had a median ageof 60.8. Although this median ... Read more
March 2, 2023
Feb 2023
Unforeseen Impacts of Coal Mining – Feb. 2023
Coal mining on Vancouver Island was the spur to early European settlement on Denman Island beginning with the Quadra P.O. ... Read more
February 2, 2023
Jan 2023
Telephone Lines : Copper to Glass – Jan. 2023
City West is presently installing fibre-optic service to Denman Island. The first telephoneservice came to Denman Island in1908. Two telephones ... Read more
January 2, 2023
Dec 2022
An Early Boom and Bust – Dec. 2022
A history of the Sandstone Quarry on Denman Island from it’s beginning in 1908 by Sam Dumaresq to it’s bust ... Read more
December 2, 2022
Nov 2022
Railway Grade Marsh Conservation Area – Nov. 2022
Denman Conservancy Association acquired a Conservation Covenant on Railway Grade Marsh, now part of the Denman Island Provincial Park, in ... Read more
November 2, 2022
Oct 2022
The Spring and Summer of ’22 – Oct. 2022
An analysis of the extraordinary weather from the point of view of the tomato and corn grower
October 2, 2022
Spet 2022
Chrome Island and it’s Petroglyphs – Sept. 2022
Extensive areas of the smooth rock surfaces of the Chrome Island are covered with figurescreated by grinding shallow grooves into ... Read more
September 2, 2022
Aug 2022
Denman and Hornby Islands Want Improved Ferry Service to Buckley Bay – Aug. 2022
The first instalment of an examination of the history ferry service on Denman and Hornby Islands
August 2, 2022
