Lake Cowichan

Transcription of an interview with Ang Singh Sidhu in which he discusses his immigration status, the various sawmills he was employed at, and the diversity of employees at the sawmills. Sidhu also discusses the food he ate at the cookhouses and working in the boom as a logger in the sawmills. He further discusses his marriage to wife, his children and personal education history.

Ang Singh Sidhu discusses his personal background, immigration to Canada, his work in various sawmills in Canada and the food he was given. He also discusses his life after marriage and move to Victoria. Sidhu's wages per hour and length of shifts is also discussed.

Labour Day Sports, Lake Cowichan, BC.

Four men pose for a photo in a parking lot in an industrial area. Three of them are IWA members. The leftmost man is local politician, likely NDP member Mike Harcourt. He is wearing a suit with a campaign pin on the lapel. They are all standing in front of a parked car with a campaign poster for Legislator Jan Pullinger over its driverside window. Warehouses and large piles of lumber can be seen in the background. Mike Harcourt is a former Canadian politican. He has served as the mayor of Vancouver and as the Premier of British Columbia. Jan Pullinger is a former Canadian politican. She kept her seat on the Legistlative Assembly for the Cowichan-Ladysmith riding in the 1996 BC General Election. From File "I.W.A. Logo Gifting".

Group photo of the 1950 Lady of the Lake, Gurdev Hari, and her 3 attendants in Lake Cowichan, B.C. They are posed standing in the grass in front of a parked car. Each young woman is wearing a white gown with a corsage pinned on their right shoulder. The pageant winner also has her regalia - a paper crown, a scepter and a sash reading "Lady of the Lake".

Group photo of the winner of the 1954 Lady of the Lake pageant and her attendants seated in a car in Lake Cowichan, B.C. A large crowd is visible behind them. Further back, the edge of the town of Lake Cowichan gives way to forested hills and distant mountains. Each young woman is wearing a white gown with a corsage pinned to the right shoulder. The pageant winner, seated in the rear of the car, also has her regalia - a decorated crown, a scepter and a sash reading "Lady of the Lake". The car is decorated with paper streamers.

Group photo of the 1951 Lady of the Lake along with Gurdev Hari and her other 2 attendants in Lake Cowichan, B.C. They are posed standing in front of a parade float in the middle of town. Each young woman is wearing a white gown with a corsage pinned on the right shoulder, except for Hari, who wears her corsage pinned on the left. The pageant winner's regalia is divided up between the two "Ladies". Hari wears the crown and holds the scepter, while 1951's winner wears the "Lady of the Lake" sash. The parade float is decorated to resemble a boat.

Group photo of the 1951 Lady of the Lake along with Gurdev Hari and her other 2 attendants in Lake Cowichan, B.C. They are posed standing in front of a parade float with the lake visible behind them. Each young woman is wearing a white gown with a corsage pinned on the right shoulder, except for Hari, who wears her corsage pinned on the left. The pageant winner also has her regalia - a paper crown, a scepter and a sash reading "Lady of the Lake". The parade float is decorated to resemble a boat.

Group photo at the 1951 Lady of the Lake beauty pageant, Lake Cowichan. Gurdev Hari, 1950's pageant winner, sits at the stern of a parade float decorated to resemble a boat, with 1951's winner seated in front of her. Opposite them sit 2 attendants. Each young woman is wearing a white gown with a corsage pinned on the right shoulder, except for Hari, who wears her corsage pinned on the left. The pageant winner's regalia is divided up between the two "Ladies". Hari wears the crown and holds the scepter, while 1951's winner wears the "Lady of the Lake" sash.

Group photo of the 1950 Lady of the Lake, Gurdev Hari, and her 3 attendants in Lake Cowichan, B.C. They are posed standing in the grass in front of a parked car. Each young woman is wearing a white gown with a corsage pinned on their right shoulder. The pageant winner also has her regalia - a paper crown, a scepter and a sash reading "Lady of the Lake".