Dec 2019
Lindsay Dickson Nature Reserve – Dec. 2019
Denman Conservancy association worked for ten years to preserve the Lindsay Dickson forest. Dr. Frederick Lindsay Dickson bought the land ... Read more
December 2, 2019
Nov 2019
Anticipating November’s Weather – Nov. 2019
Rain and snowfall statistics recorded over the past 74 Novembers examined.
November 2, 2019
Oct 2019
The Great Denman Island Land Rush of 1888 – Oct. 2019
The opening of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1886 started a flurry of land speculation in BC that was extended ... Read more
October 2, 2019
Sept 2019
Winston Churchill and the Beaches of Sandy Island – Sept. 2019
In preparation for the assault on Normandy in 1944, Sandy Island was “bombed, shelled and strung with barbed wire”.
September 2, 2019
July-Aug 2019
Joseph Denman and Justice on the West Coast of Vancouver Isl. July, Aug. 2019
Admiral Joseph Denman was asked by Governor Arthur Kennedy to investigate the loss of the trading vessel Kingfisher in Clayoquot ... Read more
July 2, 2019
June 2019
One in Nine Thousand – June 2019
A balloon bomb manufactured in Japan landed, without incident, on Denman Island in 1944.
June 2, 2019
May 2019
George Drabble – A Man of Many Parts – May 2019
George Drabble arrived in Comox in 1864 and served the colony as trader, surveyor, road builder, Postmaster and Magistrate.
May 2, 2019
Mar-April 2019
Looking Back at February and March 2019 – April 2019
Record-breaking cold and warm temperatures recorded in the winter of 2019.
April 2, 2019
Mar 3029
A Perch? – Mar. 2019
Judge Crease donated an acre and 16 perches for the Denman Island Anglican Church.The previous standard measurements of Chains and ... Read more
March 2, 2019
Jan 2019
Judge Crease and Westisle – Piercy Farm – Jan. 2019
Judge Crease’s land included the area that became ‘Downtown Denman.’ The Piercy family acquired this land. Over the years members ... Read more
January 2, 2019
