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Past the End of the Road recounts a free-range adolescence in mid-century Port Hardy on northern Vancouver Island, at a time when with no roads south, the town was only connected to the rest of the

"Few artists are also historians, and few historians have the talent to illustrate the people and events they study.

Pacific Palate is the expanded and updated edition of the ultimate guide to sourcing local, artisanal, gourmet food products on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.

This updated and expanded guide thoroughly documents every aspect of seaweed life, from species identification and seaweed biology to the essential—and often surprising—roles seaweed plays in the m

A captivating journey blending memoir—history—and biography that takes the reader on one of the world's most famous trains and tells of carving the dramatic route it follows—while pondering ot

A middle-grade and family-friendly introduction to the enchanting world of seaweed.

A completely satirical yet oddly practical guide to surviving and thriving in Canada's westernmost province. So you've arrived in British Columbia.

Aligned with global trends in post-industrialization, the economy of Metro Vancouver is changing, but along its own trajectory.

The Soo Line's Famous Trains To Canada is a brief history of a small and unique Class 1 railway and its famous Canada–USA tourist trains.

A lively collection of wilder-than-fiction poaching stories from across Canada and the US, including insights from investigating officers involved in real poaching situations.

The pelt of a dog named "Mutton" languished in a drawer at the Smithsonian for 150 years until it was discovered, almost accidentally, by an amateur archivist.

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 aro

For more than two decades, Hilary Peach worked as a transient welder, and one of the only women, in the Boilermakers Union.

For more than 150 years, thousands of Indigenous children were taken from their families and sent to residential schools across Canada.

The third volume in a series of guidebooks designed for kids and families looking for museum adventures throughout British Columbia.