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The summer edition of British Columbia History magazine features a theme of shipbuilding.

Stories include:

• Commercial Shipbuilding in the BC Interior by Robert G. Allan. 
• Merriwake Update: Historic Japanese Canadian boat project sailing along by the Slocan Valley Historical Society. 
• Matsumoto Shipyard by Daien Ide. 
• Lost Lighthouses of the Arrow Lakes by Greg Nesteroff. 
• SS Sicamous Marine Heritage Society by Katie Pereira in conversation with Aimee Greenaway. 
• Shipbuilding in the West Kootenays and Okanagan: A Historical Overview by Michael Cone. 
• The Empress of Ireland and the Story of the Broken Ring by Sébastien Hudon. 
• The Nauticapedia's List of Ships Built in the Interior, 1890-2022 by John MacFarlane. 

Plus we have regular contributions from Front Words columnist Mark Forsythe and books editor Dalys Barney, and Snuneymuxw Titumels William A. White reflects on the meaning of the visit of the Coast Salish cultural specialist Willie Pierre to the Nanaimo Museum.

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