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Chief Justice Hunter
By Lori Treloar Gordon Hunter, born in 1863, practiced law in Victoria and eventually became the Chief Justice of British Columbia. Near...
Shawnigan Lake Museum
May 24, 20243 min read
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S.L.A.A. Hall—Past to Present
By Brownie Gibson (1966) Towards the end of the first decade of the 19th century, the budding community began to feel the need of a place...
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May 16, 20246 min read
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Pretty Resort Up E&N Line Being Rapidly Built Up
July 24, 1906 Daily Colonist SHAWNIGAN LAKE With the exception of some three waterfront lots, all the surveyed two and a half acres...
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May 10, 20242 min read
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The West Side School
Miss Elsie Miles arrived in Shawnigan Lake in 1933 to be the governess for Dr. Boyd’s three daughters. Elsie Miles states: It is hard to...
Shawnigan Lake Museum
May 6, 20242 min read
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A Special Place
by Lori Treloar For most people, Shawnigan Lake inspires an intense lifelong relationship. I have yet to meet a resident, or a visitor,...
Lori Treloar
May 5, 20242 min read
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William H. Stokes(1881-1938)
Born in Simla, India. His father, Whitley Stokes, had emigrated from Belfast to India, and rose to prominence as a government financier....
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Apr 26, 20241 min read
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The Forest Inn
In 1926, the late Mr. Frederick C. Mason-Hurley came to Shawnigan Lake with his family, on his retirement from forty years with the...
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Apr 20, 20242 min read
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How One Man Rescued Old Two Spot
By Donna Clements Victoria Daily Times December 2, 1970 DUNCAN — They all told Granger Taylor he was crazy to try and restore the 1910...
Shawnigan Lake Museum
Apr 17, 20243 min read
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Over the Hill to Shawnigan and the Days of Long Ago
By Gus Sivertz Times-Colonist - September 13, 1959 There just didn’t seem to be any position that could possibly be as enviable and...
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Apr 7, 20244 min read
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Oldham Road
Oldham Road is a cul-de-sac off Silvermine Road. The road is not far from the property where Lieutenant Colonel Frank Trevor Oldham and...
Shawnigan Lake Museum
Mar 31, 20242 min read
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Recycle Reduce Reuse
by Lori Treloar, Executive Director Long before the idea that “recycle, reduce, re-use” was an expectation, the community of Shawnigan...
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Mar 28, 20243 min read
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Shawnigan's First Dwelling on the Lake
The first dwelling built on the lake was constructed by Richard Halhed. The Halheds arrived in 1891, a year after the mill went into...
Shawnigan Lake Museum
Mar 14, 20243 min read
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Important Women in Shawnigan's Early History
by Lori Treloar Alice Ravenhill Born in Snaresbrook, England, in 1859, Alice Ravenhill had a quintessentially strict Victorian childhood....
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Mar 7, 20244 min read
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Early Days at Shawnigan
By Brownie Gibson (from Green Branches & Fallen Leaves) What was no doubt the first excursion train to Shawnigan Lake was run on Good...
Brownie Gibson
Mar 6, 20242 min read
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Twenty Four Colonels on the West Arm Road — Shawnigan Lake in the 1920s
by Joan Mason Hurely c. late 1980s My husband, Denis Mason Hurley who came as a boy to live at Shaw in 1920, always claimed that in...
Joan Mason Hurley
Mar 3, 20242 min read
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Savira Lodge
Savina Lodge, as listed in the 1919 Victoria directory, was located on the south west side of Shawnigan Lake opposite Long Island. This...
Shawnigan Lake Museum
Mar 1, 20242 min read
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Chris Behnsen - Cougar Hunter/Naturalist
Shawnigan Lake Museum Christopher George Behnsen, famed sportsman and cougar hunter, lived most of his life at Shawnigan Lake, on...
Shawnigan Lake Museum
Feb 25, 20242 min read
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New Hotels in Shawnigan?
1886 - Victoria Daily Times As a pleasure resort Shawnigan Lake affords many charms, not only for its picturesque scenery, but for...
Shawnigan Lake Museum
Feb 22, 20242 min read
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Ray Dougan - Mr. Shawnigan
Ray Dougan was an energetic, industrious man, who like his grandparents before him, made a name for himself in his community. In 1929,...
Shawnigan Lake Museum
Feb 22, 20241 min read
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THE MYSTERIOUS ORIGIN OF THE NAME SHAWNIGAN
by Daniel Marshall Some years ago, an out-of-town friend was surprised to see that there existed a "Shawnigan Lake." “What a...
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Feb 18, 20243 min read
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