The Wilson Hotel

Between Hudson’s store and the firehall the Wilson Hotel was built in 1899. The grand two-storey building had 20 rooms upstairs and below housed a spacious parlour, dining room and beautiful walnut bar featuring a curved bar with brass footrail. After a few years the...

Hudson’s home and store (next to the Art store)

In 1892 the BC government approved a telegraph line from Nanaimo to Comox. The 65-mile line strung thru’ the forest had just a narrow path for the lineman to repair it when storm after storm brought the line down. At the turn of the century Tom Hudson became lineman....