Dugout canoe donated as a fundraiser for building a new Queen Margaret’s School. Young children from QMS are sitting in the canoe to promote raffle tickets, while Chief Underwood and others supervise. The canoe and paddles were painted by Simon Charie.
Mrs. Elwood Modeste presented a sweater to Queen Elizabeth II in Saanich. Sweaters were also knit for Prince Ann and Prince Philip by Mrs. Francis Bob. The second photo is of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip waving goodbye from the Royal limosine in Pioneer Park. (Photos published July 1959 in the Cowichan Leader).
Simon Charlie, age 32, standing next to a totem he carved for the Duncan Chamber of Commerce. The totem features a ceremonial mask, a bear holding a slab of copper, and a thunderbird.
