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 so.” Researched and written by George Davison Charles Stuart Sager Read more…
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 in 1982, and the union was certified in September 1983. Read more…
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 head with the flat side of a double-bladed axe during Read more…