The delights of the resort village Qualicum Beach were showcased in two 1940s travelogues from the BC Government Travel Bureau—Vancouver Island: British Columbia’s Island Playground and Qualicum by the Sea, Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

The source films are preserved at the BC Archives as film items AAAA3013 & AAAA0355. The edited excerpts shown here were previously featured in the Royal BC Museum DVD Evergreen Playland: A Road Trip through BC (2008).

Qualicum Beach. (Digital frame grab from Vancouver Island: British Columbia’s Island Playground, 1941-42.)

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