Cordova Bay News

REMNANTS OF FIRST NATION VILLAGE, INCLUDING 1,000-YEAR-OLD FISH TRAP, DISCOVERED IN CANADA

Feature story by Hadani Ditmars in The Art Newspaper, 08 Aug 2023

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/08/07/first-nation-village-archaeological-dig-british-columbia 

Just beneath the surface - we'll hear about the Indigenous archeological dig at Cordova Bay

Live radio interview with Brian Thom on CBC Victoria On The Island, 28 Jul 2023

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-48/clip/16000331 

Digging up Ancient Villages on Vancouver Island

Live radio interview with Brian Thom on CKNW Mornings with Simi, 27 Jul 2023

https://megaphone.link/CORU6344845416

Archaeological dig uncovers remnants of W̱SÁNEĆ village dating back more than 1,000 years

CBC News coverage of from 28 Jul 2023

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/w-s%C3%A1ne%C4%87-village-%E2%B1%A6el-i%C6%9A%C4%87e-archaeological-dig-1.6921854

Saanich archaeological dig reveals centuries of Indigenous history

CTV News story 27 Jul 2023 by Brendan Strain 

https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/saanich-archaeological-dig-reveals-centuries-of-indigenous-history-1.6496470

The village that vanished: Cordova Bay dig unearths signs of thriving W̱SÁNEĆ village

Cordova Bay dig reveals signs of thriving First Nations village

Times Colonist story by Darron Kloster, 26 Jul 2023

https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/cordova-bay-dig-reveals-signs-of-thriving-first-nations-village-7325309

UVic students explore ancient life on barely documented Indigenous land

https://www.vancouverislandfreedaily.com/local-news/uvic-students-explore-ancient-life-on-barely-documented-indigenous-land/

Hear about a ground-breaking  archaeological project that will uncover an ancient Indigenous village in Cordova Bay

Live radio interview with Mavis Underwood and Brian Thom on CBC Victoria On The Island, 27 Apr 2023

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-48/clip/15981125 

Village at Cordova Bay is part of Living History

letter to the editor 24 Mar 2024 by Prof Hamar Foster

https://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/letters-march-24-late-night-police-patrols-are-vital-province-must-keep-point-ellice-house-open-6751773

Exploring a Vanished Village at Cordova Bay

Times Colonist article by Jack Knox 19 Mar 2023

https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/jack-knox-exploring-a-vanished-village-at-cordova-bay-6723608

First Nation, UVic Researchers to Uncover Ancient Indigenous Village in Cordova BAy

CHEK TV news 19 Mar 2023

https://www.cheknews.ca/first-nation-uvic-researchers-to-uncover-ancient-indigenous-village-in-cordova-bay-1145226/

Saanich Ancestral Human Remains Discoverty reminder of culture dug up and displaced

Saanich News story by Jane Skrypnek 02 Mar 2021

https://www.vicnews.com/news/saanich-ancestral-human-remains-discovery-reminder-of-culture-dug-up-and-displaced-81969

Human Remains found at development site on Cordova Bay Road

Times Colonist 23 Feb 2021

https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/human-remains-found-at-development-site-on-cordova-bay-road-4687622

Cordova Bay Development Needs special permit

Times Colonist story by Clara Wilson 24 July 2018

https://www.timescolonist.com/real-estate-news/cordova-bay-development-needs-special-permit-4664312

SAve the History that is being Unearthed

Times Colonist, Letter to the Editor by Mavis Underwood, 29 Jul 2018

https://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/letters/save-the-history-that-is-being-unearthed-4664453

Cordova Bay Archaeological Sites in historical newspapers

Youth Unearth Remains of Indians

Daily Colonist, April 1946

Indian Skeleton Discovery Suggests Violent Death

Daily Colonist, Sep 1955

Alas, Poor Yoricks! We didn't know them Then

Daily Colonist, March 1950

SKeleton of a Young Indian Girl

Daily Colonist, June 1960

Skeleton Found

Daily Colonist, Aug 1950

Road Prospector in Cordova Bay comes across two skeletons

British Colonist, Aug 1880