British Columbia History

British Columbia History chronicles British Columbia’s unique story through the words and images of community writers, archivists, museum professionals, academic historians and more. Fresh, engaging, personal and relevant, every issue is packed with articles, photographs, maps, illustrations, book reviews and insights into local archives and historic sites.

British Columbia History

History from the Workplace Trenches

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FRONT WORDS

The Indigenous Miners of British Columbia's First Coal Fields

Eight Hours Underground

Tunneling for Workplace Justice • How foreign workers won their rights at SkyTrain's Canada Line

Challenging the Male Breadwinner Tradition • Making history in the workplace

Working North

Thelma Emblem: Whistle punk

From Boat Person to Rainbow Activist • An interview with Raymond Liens

DARSHAN SINGH SANGHA • “Forever Canadian” union organizer

Fundraisers, Axe-Wielders, and Star Witnesses • Women on both sides of the Great Vancouver Island Coal Miners’ Strike, 1912–1914

Discovering Ginger Goodwin

Rebel Union Local 7292 in the Elk Valley

Singing and Solidarity

The CKLG Strike of 1975 • A memorable moment in Canadian radio and labour history

Portrait of a Woman Navigating Cultural Erasure

Looking Back to Look Forward

REFRACTING HISTORY | STORIES IN DIGITAL AND PRINT

Curriculum Connections