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Robert William Pickton (October 24, 1949 – May 31, 2024), also known as the Pig Farmer Killer or the Butcher, was a Canadian serial killer and pig farmer.After dropping out of school, he left a butcher's apprenticeship to begin working full-time at his family's pig farm, and inherited it in the early 1990s.
Rivals in life, both men shared a combined obituary in the local newspaper. [8] In 1891, the Comox District Free Press—affectionately known as "the Yellow Paper"—began publishing. In 1893, the provincial government, without consulting the local residents, abruptly changed the name of the village, the valley and the bay from Augusta to Comox ...
Comox, British Columbia, Canada: Allegiance: Canada: Service / branch: Royal Canadian Air Force: Years of service: 1940–1972: Rank: Wing Commander: Battles / wars: World War II. European Theatre; North African Campaign; Awards: Member of the Order of Canada Distinguished Flying Cross & Bar Distinguished Flying Medal Mention in Despatches ...
David Hamilton Mack Laing (6 Feb 1883 – 15 Feb 1982), known for most of his life as "Mack Laing", was a naturalist, writer, ornithologist, artist, photographer, taxidermist and hunter who greatly increased the knowledge of Western Canadian flora and fauna in the early years of the twentieth century.
Bill Wilson (1944 – January 25, 2025) was a Canadian hereditary chief, politician, and lawyer. He carried the Kwak’wala name Hemas Kla-Lee-Lee-Kla. Hemas means “the Chief who is always there to help” and Kla-Lee-Lee-Kla means “the first rank among the eagles.” [1] He was a descendant of the Musgamgw Tsawataineuk and Laich-kwil-tach peoples, which are part of the Kwakwaka'wakw, also ...
Iona Victoria Campagnolo PC OC OBC (née Hardy; October 18, 1932 – April 4, 2024) [2] was a Canadian politician who served as the 27th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 2001 to 2007; Campagnolo was the first woman to hold that office.
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Karen Elizabeth Sanford (May 31, 1932 – November 15, 2010) was a Canadian politician. She served as MLA for the Comox riding in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1972 until her defeat by Stan Hagen in the 1986 election, as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. [1]