Island Highway (Vancouver Island, B.C.)

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The new Island Highway

The item is a composite print of a travelogue film made 1958-1959. It compares the Vancouver Island highway of before World War I with the new highway completed in 1959. The film opens with archival b&w footage of Victoria and the Malahat Drive. Modern footage shows the planning, surveying and construction of the new highway, especially the Malahat section. Some of the attractions along the new highway are also shown, including shots of scenery, resorts, fishing and petroglyphs.

Walmis Newman interview

CALL NUMBER: T3339:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Walmis Newman : a lifetime on the coast, part 1 RECORDED: Duncan (B.C.), 1978-07-06 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Walmis Newman describes his early life on the Saanich Peninsula; his long association with ships and boats, including the "Princess Sophia" disaster; boat building; the Genoa Bay sawmill. TRACK 2: His life at Musgraves Landing; Brother XII and DeCourcy island; his present farm near Duncan; more on boat building; his attitudes towards conscription and pacifism.

CALL NUMBER: T3339:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Walmis Newman : a lifetime on the coast, part 2 RECORDED: Duncan (B.C.), 1978-07-06 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Walmis Newman describes clam digging and deer hunting during the 1930s; his Finnish background; prohibition; tugboats and their crews. TRACK 2: More on tugboats; types of BC coal and their uses; the Island Highway in the 1920s; the very poor working conditions of sailors.