Wharf Hill circa 1926 Unbelievable as it sounds, Vancouver Boulevard, Savary’s illustrious and maligned “highway”, was the result of a murder at Mace Point.   In February 1910,  Vancouver Province  crime reporter George Ashworth arrived at Savary to visit the site where trading post owner Jack Green and his partner Tom Taylor had been murdered back in 1893. For his story, Ashworth and his photographer explored the island from end to end, resulting in a glowing article about S

(Excerpts from the Savary Island Heritage Society's collection of writings by Bill Ashworth) June, 1928.  The hotel was finished, ready to open. World economy was booming, building up to the peak of prosperity it would reach in 1929. People had money to spend. Reservations came in at a good rate.  I made an arrangement with my employers to take my annual vacation in the form of long week-ends; i.e. I would take every Friday off. I could catch the Thursday night steamer at six

An excerpt from a Vancouver Sun article on Saturday, May 3, 2025 by John Mackie. This Day in History, 1910: Hype Abounds During...

( an excerpt from the writings of Bill Ashworth for the years 1914-1918)  To walk completely around the island on the beach at least  ...

(an excerpt from the writings of Bill Ashworth for the years 1914-1918) Our parents decided it was time to organize a Savary school. The...

The Cheakamus/Cheslakee      Mr. Grey came home one evening in a very amiable humour. He took off his hat, lit his pipe, and sinking into...

by Robert E. Burns Editor's note: "see 3036 Malaspina Promenade in House Histories" About a hundred miles north of Vancouver lies a...

by E.C. Landale, Savary Island Heritage Society (Source: Silt Newsletter Summer 2011) In early July 1891, ninety-nine years after Captain...

INSTALLMENT #1 The Savary Island Post Office, 1913 – 1980. Part One —The Beginning Conde Landale, The Savary Island Heritage Society The...

We are sure that many people arriving at Savary have noticed the NEW sign on the wharf shed proudly identifying Savary Island.  This...

E.C. Landale, Savary Island Heritage Society (2013) The Savary Island Heritage Society is grateful for information received from Sandy...

Harry Keefer sits on the steps of the “ Federal Building ”, a two-room shack where he operated the Post Office and provided the only...