“Neat, reminds me how much life has changed.”

— Gurwant S. Langley, BC

Pender Islands Photo Gallery

Pender Islands Through the Years

Step back in time with our collection of historical photographs, capturing the people, places, and moments that shaped the Pender Islands.

From the W̱SÁNEĆ presence on their traditional lands to early settler homesteads, and from the ways people made a living in earlier times to the growth of community, each image tells a story of resilience, connection, and heritage.

Howard & Clara Harris & Family
HAMILTON, Nellie nee GRIMMER 1950 1st white child born on Pender
Hamilton Family (New Westminster)
Hamilton Family (Browning)
GRIMMER, Percy; GRIMMER, Joan; GRIMMER, Donald
GRIMMER, Nep (Navy Neptune, born in rowboat in Navy Channel 1889)
GRIMMER, Nep
Grimmer Family 1929
Grimmer; Elizabeth & Washington
GRIMMER, Dorothy 1943 (long time Pender school teacher)
Corbett Family
Brackett; Very early Margaret & Alex Brackett