Resource person: Pam Petrie

Location: Nanaimo Museum | 100 Museum Way, Nanaimo, BC, V9R 5J8

Description:

For over one hundred years, Scottish, English, Italian, Croatian and Chinese miners dug the coal that lies beneath the surface of Vancouver Island from Ladysmith to Port Hardy. Generations of miners worked without the protection of a union; they died in floods, explosions and cave-ins. Their families survived on the strength of the community. One Scottish miner became the wealthiest man in British Columbia and the most hated.

Instructor: Lynne Bowen is a writer and lecturer. Three of her seven books, Boss Whistle, Three Dollar Dreams and Robert Dunsmuir, Laird of the Mines tell the story of coal mining on Vancouver Island.

Mandatory membership(s):

• Volunteer Membership 2026-27
• Life Membership
• Individual Membership 2026-27

Available spots: 18 out of 18

Price: $66.00 Taxes not included

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