Live Breaking News & Updates on Forbes Landing

Stay updated with breaking news from Forbes landing. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Early promoters of Strathcona Provincial Park as tourist mecca had a big problem: access


Buttle Lake in Strathcona Provincial Park. Will J. Reid family collection
A Canadian Pacific floatplane at the dock at Buttle Lake for a chartered trip. Will J. Reid family collection
The landscape after logging at the edge of Buttle Lake in the late 1930s. Credit: Will J. Reid family collection
Picnickers on the flats near Myra Falls. Credit: Will J. Reid family collection
Elk River Timber train tracks at Buttle Narrows. Credit: Will J. Reid family collection
Author Catherine Gilbert.
Book cover: A Journey Back to Nature, A history of Strathcona Provincial Park, by Catherine Marie Gilbert
Strathcona Provincial Park, ­established in 1911, has not always been the serene and majestic ­wilderness area it is known as today. Current visitors might not be aware that mining and logging still took place in the park well into the 1980s. ....

Vancouver Island , British Columbia , United States , Campbell River , Upper Campbell Lake , Strathcona Provincial Park , Gold River , Campbell Lake , Northwest Territories , Buttle Lake , Eric Sismey , William Jh Holmes , William Wilson , Reginaldh Thomson , Td Duff Pattullo , Jasper Sutherland , Herbert Cuthbert , Catherine Marie Gilbert , Tourist Association Of Victoria , Department Of Public Works , Bc Power Commission , Mines Ltd , Island Automobile Association , Journey Back , Heritage House , Central Vancouver ,