Charles S. Sager

Charles S. Sager called out racism in an open letter to Prince George city council in 1921 “We are forced to bear the full responsibility of our race, forced into the lowest of menial occupations and then despised for doing …

Canadian Tire Strike

27-month strike in Prince George, B.C. A strike at the Prince George Canadian Tire store by the Retail Clerks’ Union Local 1518 lasted from December 1983 until May 1986 (27 months). The central issue was union recognition. The store opened …

Solidarity Prince George Style

Operation Solidarity in 1983 was a province-wide movement The weather forecast for Thursday, July 7, 1983 in Prince George, B.C. was for heavy thunderstorms in the evening. No one expected a political tornado would be unleashed earlier that day when …

Raising the Scarlet Banner High

The 1930s in Prince George, B.C. by Donna Sacuta and Dr. George Davison In November 1932, the foreman at the Penny B.C. relief camp, 100 kms east of the city, struck one of the residents in the back of the …

The 1947 Chocolate Bar Strike

Youth Boycott spreads across Canada In 1947, youth in Chemainus and Ladysmith, B.C. led the first ever children’s strike. It was a protest against the rising cost of chocolate. The price of a typical bar had ballooned suddenly from five …