Industry

A row of connected brick townhouses with grey roofs and small front porches. Trees and wires line the street, under an overcast sky.

Canadian Cottons – Employee Housing

Seaway News Ask a Curator – June 2024 Many people are aware of the “Stormont Cottages” on and near the southeast corner of York and First Street West. The townhouses […]

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A group of workers stands in a large, dimly lit industrial chamber with concrete walls. Some hold tools, and a small window lets in light, creating a gritty, determined atmosphere.

Saunders Hydro Dam Construction

Museum-Staff-Blog / Museum Curator

Museum Blog – January 2020 The photographs on this page were among forty four 4″x5″ black and white images donated to the museum by John MacKay Jr of Port Alberni,

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Was that Vinyl made in Cornwall?

Museum-Staff-Blog / Museum Curator

Museum Blog – July 2019 Have you ever wondered how to identify vinyl music records that were made at the former East Front Decca / Compo record factory here in

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