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Blast From the Past


Every month our Program & Education Manager shares a “Blast from the Past” in the popular qathet Living magazine. Here we have past articles for you to read! You can also access past qathet Living issues on their website. 

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Featured
May 2021 - The original garden centre

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​May 2020 - 
Typhoid in a tent: nursing always took guts

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Past Articles


2023
January 2023 Swanky opera house razzle-dazzled-up this mining island

2022
December 2022 Water: the reason the mill was built here
November 2022 Riveting Women
October 2022 Postcard pretty now, but Goat Island was all about industry
September 2022 Celerity status for top farmers at over 90 years of Fall Fairs
August 2022 Obsidian from Oregon, yew trees and sheep-ranching British officers: 
Xwe’etay 
July 2022: A century on the green
June 2022 Company built rooming houses once solved the local worker housing crisis
May 2022 Fiddlehead Farm fades back into the rainforest
April 2022 
Ukrainians settling in Kelly Creek bought land, fought discrimination

March 22 Bridge a blessing both then and now
February 2022 Cran school frozen in time
January Paper City

2021
December Flooding? It can happen here.
November Bust on Texada: Whiskey bound for the US, a big no no back in the prohibition era
October Well-dressed ghosts enjoy local hotels, theatre
September freedom-loving, off-grid, - hard-working Cranberry
August the great 1955 street name make-over
July ?ayhos, the double-headed sea serpent island
June A childhood with dynamite and pike poles
May The Original Garden Centre
April Horseshoe Valley Hearty Hunting Homesteaders
March ​Surveying the snow pack
February ​​Old railbed perfect for new romances
​January ​Chilly Fest

2020
​December Sweet Shop, a sweet coloured memory
November 99 years of fire trucks, fires and volunteers
October Stormy seas sink passenger ship
September Botanical heritage still thrives
August Magnificent Stillwater Logs in London's Kew Gardens, Vancouver Court House
July Another Era's Dominion Day
June Our salty, sporty, scenic lake
May Typhoid in a tent: nursing always took guts
April Overgrown golf green still resplendent​
March Ferries used to cost more, take longer and sail less
February Ghost Trails
January Ski in Style

2019
December Christmas Time in Olde Powell River
November Bombers & blackberry jam: the war effort here at home
October Built for the coast: Craftsman and Tudor Revival
September Back, way back, to school
August Rocketing up rockfaces since sputnik
July What they snapped: early photographers
June When "vacation" meant the beach
May Locally Grown
April 100 years ago today...
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​Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of material on this website. Dates and times are subject to change. 
Territorial Acknowledgement 
The qathet Museum & Archives is located on the traditional territories of the Tla’amin Nation. The Museum is committed to collaborating with all Indigenous peoples of this province including the Tla'amin Nation. We acknowledge the harms of the past, are committed to improving relationships in the spirit of reconciliation, and we extend our appreciation for the opportunity to live and learn on this territory. ​Emote!
  • Exhibits
    • Current Exhibits
    • Forestry Building
    • Virtual Exhibits >
      • Riveting Women
      • Symphonies of the Sunshine Coast
      • Capturing Mountains
      • Story of Cedar
      • Powell River Firsts
      • Rod LeMay Collection
  • Collections
    • Objects
    • Archives >
      • Research Requests
      • Indexes & Finding Aids
      • Archival Descriptions
      • Powell River Digester
      • Phone Books & Directories
      • Good Citizen
      • Record of Military Service
    • Local History Books
  • Programs
    • Public Programs Calendar >
      • Little Wonders
      • Remember When Club
      • Spring Speaker Series
      • Fall Speaker Series
      • Mini-Curators
      • Papermaking
      • Summer Camps
      • Museum In the Park
      • Archaeology Day
    • School Programs >
      • Exhibit Visits
      • Outreach Kits
      • Portal to the Past
      • Educator's Survey
    • Virtual Programs >
      • Virtual Portal To the Past
      • A Taste of qathet's History
      • The Crafty Corner
      • Dive Into the Archives
    • Tours
    • Memoirs
  • Learn
    • Indigenous History
    • Place Names
    • Forestry History
    • Memories of the Mill
    • Community History
    • Blast from the Past
    • The Coast Memoirs
    • Heritage Stops
    • Blog
  • Support
    • Membership
    • Volunteer
    • Donate
    • Careers
  • About
    • COVID-19 Updates
    • Name Change
    • Our Mandate
    • News & Reports
    • Staff & Board
    • Contact Us