British Columbia History

They Persevered and Built a Community

Originally named Mayo Siding, this mill town just west of Duncan was founded by Mayo Singh in 1917. It flourished for two decades, then struggled after the mill closed in the 1940s. People gather each summer to remember the meaning of this place, and in 2017 people came from all over the world to celebrate the centenary

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