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Imbert Orchard fonds West Coast Trail (B.C.) World War, 1939-1945--British Columbia
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Robert Bruce Scott interview : [Orchard, 1966]

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1966-01-30 & 31 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Robert Bruce Scott recalls coming to Bamfield in 1930, and his impressions of the coast. Mr. Scott worked at the Bamfield cable station for over thirty years. He describes the station; the residents; the social life; the operation of the station; the history of Bamfield; the history of the cable company; the "All Red Route"; and his work at the cable station. TRACK 2: Mr. Scott continues; with his description of the work at the cable station; World War II; the end of the cable service; life at the station; the West Coast Trail; the Cape Beale lighthouse; maintenance of the trail; early lighthouse families and residents of Bamfield; Indian reservations; his job as a magistrate; the BC Packers Cannery at Kildonan.