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Mining is BC's second largest industry where every rock is an 'outcrop' with a story to tell about the forces that formed the local landscape, and what mineral treasures may be hidden beneath. This book offers insights into the driven, obsessed world of mineral exploration and the mining industry in BC.

Rivtow was just a three-boat log-towing operation when Lucille Johnstone came aboard as an unskilled girl Friday in the late 1940s. By the 1980s, Rivtow had taken over its biggest rival to become one of the giants of the marine transportation industry with connections worldwide, and Lucille was the driving force behind its success. As the company grew, she worked her way from receptionist to secretary to dispatcher to administrator to CEO and ...

Here is the exciting history of the little-known Queen Charlotte Islands. Since 1774, when Europeans first encountered the proud and mighty Haida, adventurous men and women have been drawn to this farthest west region of Canada. Some were lured by sea otter pelts, others by whales, gold, fish, forest and fertile land. Many came to live among the Haida as traders, missionaries, teachers and as students of their remarkable culture and unique env...

Tom Wayman has earned an international reputation as a poet who sees into the heart and mind of the workplace." -"Vancouver Province

With this book, " writes photojournalist Jacqueline Windh, "I am sharing with you the mystery and charm of Vancouver Island's central west coast--from the wild and hidden secrets of the Hesquiaht Peninsula south to the wave-pounded islets at the entrance to Barkley Sound, and from the lofty craggy peaks of the central mountains down the forested slopes to the rugged Pacific shores.

Almost everyone knows who Bill White is, though they may not know his name. Bill is the red-coated, dog-sledding Mountie who always gets his man. At least that's how it seems at first glance.

Ex-logger and gas station owner Frank White says living to the age of one hundred is not all it's cracked up to be but it has some plusses. When he trundles down to the local shopping centre in Pender Harbour pretty girls hug him and everybody in town seems to be glad he's lived another day. But celebrity has its drawbacks--when he was only fifty and still had most of his marbles, people only wanted to know what was wrong with their car. But "...

Shortlisted for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour (2005) "Look what the male praying mantis puts up with to get a little romance. For these critters, going all the way means Going All the Way." --from "Stupid Male Tricks

This is the unusual story of a very unusual road: the 456-km Chilcotin Highway, which runs from Williams Lake to Bella Coola and is known as the 'loneliest road in BC." The highway took ninety years to build through some of the roughest terrain in Canada. Its history is served up here with plenty of photos and lots of anecdotes about the people who built the highway and the people who needed it.It all started during the Cariboo Gold Rush of th...

An examination of British Columbia's most influential 20th century culture makers.

Billy Proctor, resident legend of Echo Bay, BC, recounts almost a century's worth of experience with this collection of stories, memories and local knowledge of the central BC coast region around Blackfish Sound. Situated in the beautiful Broughton Archipelago between northern Vancouver Island and the mainland coast, this region boasts a history and culture as engaging as its stunning locale--and nobody tells its story quite like Proctor. A li...

A lavish pictorial history of the Comox Valley, including Courtenay, Merville, Forbidden Plateau, Comox Glacier, Royston, Union Bay and Cumberland.

Rafe Mair, a socialist? An intimate and intriguing memoir of one of British Columbia's contentious public figures.

A real treat for history buffs..."--Annie Boulanger, The RecordPartial proceeds from sales will be donatedto the BC Historical Federation.

The first and only history of Burrard Inlet. Shortlisted for the City of Vancouver Book Award.

An intimate look into the lives of two great poets who found common ground in their writing and in the changing fortunes of their literary careers.

A born naturalist, Ian McTaggart-Cowan grew up exploring the woods around his North Vancouver home and went on to embrace his passion and energize others with his enthusiasm and knowledge. He greatly influenced conservation and scientific documentation of nature within the province and beyond.Ian McTaggart-Cowan contributed significantly to the Royal BC Museum's natural history collection, and as a gifted and caring Professor of Zoology at UBC...

Jim Coleman saw Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth slam homers in training camp and was there when Jack Dempsey KO'd Jack Sharkey and interviewed young Jackie Robinson. He won his greatest fame through the horse racing's shedrow with Johnny Needle-Nose, the Blow-Back Kid, Knifey, the Good Kid, and Sir Benjamin Stockley. Coleman earned the honor of Canada's first nationally syndicated sports columnist, membership in five Canadian Sports Halls of Fame, an...

This bestselling classic, now in its third magnificent edition, lives up to its reputation as "the flower-lover's bible." No collection of natural history books is complete without it.

Friendly and accessible, this handy reference is essential for anyone who wants to learn the fundamentals of this sport, from those just starting out to those comfortable riding the currents.