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Co-op Collection

1-2 Photo Album (photo descriptions completely in brackets are my descriptions)

(6 photographs) (pg1)

-1: Dick Martin

-2: Dick Martin, Annie Cowie Fearman

-3: Pat Savoie? white hat, David Cloud black hat 1971?

-4: Nora Laffin & Parker

Happening 1972 (9 photographs) ( pg 2)

-1: Kay Inglis

-2 : (group shot)

-3 : Heinz Laffin potting, Jim Prior

-4: Kirsten Humphries

-5: Moira Armour

-6: Paul Savoie, Judy McLeod, fr.Bernard

-7: Stevi Kittleson

-8: Lorna McPherson

-9: Rita Trimble

Happening 1972 (9 photographs) (pg3)

-1: Bob Phillips demonstrating potting

-2: (group shot)

-3: (art shot)

-4: (table shot)

-5: (group shot)

-6: (store shot)

-7: Kirsten Humphreys & Brownwen Tarmar. Christmas 1972

-8: Mike Savory Coldbough 1972

-9: (poloroid)

The New Coop (4 photographs) (pg. 4) : Ariel photos showing both new and old store

-1: The new & the old Coop. Aug.1, 1983. Taken by Bob Coldbough courtesay of Hornby Island Airways

-2: (ariel shot)

-3: Old & New Coop, Tribune Bay Campsite (ariel shot)

-4: (Old store)

(4 photographs) (pg.5)

-1: Old Coop, Post Office, Main Electric Centre. Oct.93 (1983)

-2: Old Co-op Store Kitchen Oct.83

-3: Old Co-op Oct.83

-4: “As It Was” May 83

(4 photographs) (pg.6)

-1: “Kate’s just been….” Old store wharehouse area & coolers Oct.83

-2: Old Coop Store Post Office Oct.83

-3: “The Coop Quilt” May 22 “83. Kirsten Humphries, Nadeane Trowse, Hillary Brown, Muriel Rogers, Ann

-4: The Coop Quilt May 22 ’83. Elenora Laffin, Niel Takefman, Valerie, Kirsten (Pres.)

(3 photographs) (pg.7)

-1: Tim Biggins House Remove Co.Ltd. Rick Morrits section starting out. March ’84

-2: Tim B moving Rick’s sectoin of the old store ($750.00) (It did get under the phone cable) March ’84 (*note these brackets were in original labels of photo album)

-3: Rick Morrits section going up Rick’s turnoff (Kate Sutherland’s rear) (*note these brackets were in original labels of photo album)

* There was another label – “ Old Coop going off Central road and up Rick Morritts driveway” however there was not a fourth photo

(3 photographs) (pg.8)

-1: July ’83. Rick Morritt, Carole Chambres, Jim Thornsbury, Jim Cambell, Mary Turk

-2: “The Last Supper” in the Old Coop. Carol Martin, Bevan Savory, David Usher, Bo Helliwell, Tim Biggins, Irma Parker, Rita Trimble

-3: Old Store August 1983

(2 photographs) (pg.8)

-1: Hilary Brown and Jim Trimble turning first sod. May 24, 1983

-2: Hillary Brown

(4 photographs) (pg.9)

-1: Forming up first wall. May/June ’83

-2: (forming wall)

-3: (labourers pouring concrete)

-4: Lee Cross supervising excavations May/June ’83

(4 photographs) (pg.10)

-1: Concrete going in on the floor. June ’83

-2: (the basement)

-3: Main floor June ’83

-4: Main floor June ’83

(2 photographs) (pg.11)

-1: Tim Biggins removing the old Coop store March ’84

-2: Tim Biggins removing the old Coop store March ’84

(4 photographs) (pg.12)

-1: From the staff room through the office. Aug.’83

-2: Gyproc going up. Colin Barrett. Aug.’83

-3: The Front Face….Aug’83

-4: The Front Face….Aug.’83

(3 photographs) (pg.13)

-1: “All them Rafters…” Robin Thom, Wayne Roberst, Larry Sutcliffe, Ken Sommerville.

July ’83

-2: Jim Armstong, Stevi Kittleson, Andy Slow, Terry Jackson. July ’83

-3: Rafters, Posts, Beams. July ’83

-4: Basement & Well. June ’83.

(5 photographs) (pg.14)

-1: Lee and Doug Savory. Lee painting and Doug installing heat pump. Oct.’83

-2: Lee and Doug Savory

-3: Lee Savory and Lorna MacPherson paint crew Oct’83

-4: Sid Beswick & Ken Genge painting crew. New Coop Oct.’83

-5: Sid Beswick & Ken Genge painting crew. New Coop Oct.’83

Co-op photo album that was intact (same album as previous)

(4 photographs) (pg1)

-1: “As it was from the South-East corner”. May ’83

-2: “As it was from the North-East corner”. May ’83

-3: “As it was” May ’83

-4: Tim Biggins unloading his power poles. Dave Wishart. May 83

(4 photographs) (pg2)

-1: Timbers as they were at Croften. June ’83

-2: Coming home with Tim Biggins (truck & trailor) June 83 with Coop timbers

-3: Timbers for new store being retrieved by Tim Biggins from Croften. June ’83

-4: Hillary Brown, Bob Cain, Bevan Savory. May ’83

(4 photographs) (pg3)

-1: Hillary Brown turning the first sod. May 1983

-2: Hillary Brown turning the first sod. May 1983

-3: Hillary Brown turning the first sod. May 1983

-4: Everybody watching. May 24, 1983

(3 photographs) (pg4)

-1: Rusty Harrison surveying new store site. May 83

-2: Chris Gerow getting loaded up in Dave Colley’s truck. June 83

-2: “The Start” May ’83

-3: “The Start” May ’83

(4 photographs) (pg5)

-1: Pouring the footings. Chris Gage & Co. May (crossed out) June ’83

-2: Pouring the footings. Chris Gage & Co. May (crossed out) June ’83

-3: Pouring concrete footings June ’83

-4: Driver cleaning cement truck after delivery. Rusty Harrison, Manager. Ernie Toll. June ’83

(4 photographs) (pg6)

-1: Lorna MacPherson, Valerie Sommerville. Supervising May/June ’83

-2: Lee Cross, Ken Sommerville May/June ’83

-3: Power to the new Co-op. John Lewis, Jim Armstrong. May ’83

-4: Power to the new Co-op. John Lewis, Jim Armstrong. May ’83

(4 photographs) 7

-1: Pouring rear wall. Chris Gage + help. May ’83

-2: Mather Trucking hauling dirt from sitre of futre store. May ’83

-3: Forms off the 1rst wall. May 83

-4: Removing centre of future store. June 83

(4 photographs) 8

-1: Bringing out the excavator for its last job. June 83

-2: Rusty Harrison on the roof. June 83

-3: Rusty Harrison (Manager) surveying the mess. June 83

-4: Rusty, Wayne Roberts, ?, Ken Sommerville. June ’83

(4 photographs) 9

-1: Laying the gravel & insulation for the basement floor. June 83

-2: Chris Gage & crew. June 83

-3: Squares cut in insulation for piers. June 83

-4: Studding the basement. June 83

(4 photographs) 10

-1: Basement wall studs going up. June 83

-2: Rick Morritt, Wayne Roberts, Ken Sommerville. Drawing the well. June 83

-3: Chris Gage. Lining up column for concrete. May 83

-4: Chris Gage concrete flooring crew. June 83

(4 photographs)11

-1: Studs. Frank me., Aaron Thom. June 83

-2: East end going up. June 83 ( Nadeane Trowses’ car)

-3: South east corner. June 83

-4: East end. June 83

(4 photographs) 12

-1: Rafters going up. Larry Sutcliffe, Ernie Tall. July ’83

-2: “Frank working it out” July ’83

-3: Through the Dairy case….July 83

-4: Charlie supervising (Rusty’s dog) July ’83

(4 photographs)13

-1: Duroid going on. Ken Sommerville, Ernie Toll, Scott Harker. July ’83

-2: Duroid going on. Ken Sommerville, Ernie Toll, Scott Harker. July ’83

-3: Hectares of Roof. Aug. 83

-4: Ken Sommerville, Scott Harker. July ’83

(4 photographs)14

-1: Rustys truck with Charlie Sept.’83

-2: Tim Biggins delivering the insulation. Wayne Roberts, Ernie Toll, Ladigo Biggins, Scott Harker. July ’83

-3: From the mezzanine. Aug.’83

-4: Gyproc going on in main office. Aug.’83

(4 photographs)15

-1:View from “Kathy’s” (?) office. Oct.’83

-2: from one end to the other. Oct.’83

-3: Yellow lights from the “social center” Sept.’83

-4: Yellow lights from the “social center” Sept.’83

(4 photographs)16

-1: Excavation for the final 3000 gal. Gas tank. Courtesey of Dave Colley. Oct.’83

-2: The last 3000 gal.tank! Dave Colley/Tim Biggins truck. Oct.83

-3: New propane house Biggins Const. Ltd. Sept.83

-4: Cabinet Shop. Ken Sommerville, Frank McCrossan. Oct’83

(4 photographs) 17

-1: Frank McCrossan, Doug Savery, Irving Read, Willie Wilson, Jim Armstrong, Mary Sears, Dave Colley

-2: Hoisting the heat pump: Cot.’83. Jim Armstorng, Mary Lewis, Willie Wilson, Dave Colley in Backhoe

-3: Willie Wilson cleaning up at the new store. Oct.’83

-4: Fran McCrossan, Rusty Harrison, manager making decisions re:heat pumps. Oct.83

6 poloroids taped to white paper with typed notations beside each photograph. There was evidence the pages were in a binder as some point as there were 3 holes punched along edges. No information as to where these photos came from, who took them or what they were previously housed in . (6 photographs) (circa late 1970’s/ early 1980’s)

-1: This is an interior view of the 100 foot section of land. *Note the cleared and semi- developed campsite areas.

-2: This is an interior view of the southerly 145 foot section of land.

-3: This is the view of the existing Co-op store at the intersection of Saltspray Road and Central Road. The subject property si to the right of the cars in the parking lot.

-4: This is a rear view of the Co-op store along Saltspray Road.

-5: This is a view of the proposed 100 foot section along Cenral Road. The cone marks approximately 100 feet.