Lund BC, like many areas of British Columbia was first graced with the traditions and cultures of the Coast Salish Tla'Amin First Nations people for many thousands of years. Prior to European settlement the region was the year round home of the Sliammon, Klahoose and Homalco First Nation peoples. The population is said to have been close to 20,000 First Nations people at one time in history.
Soon the Europeans arrived in Lund and the areas lush forests provided the early settlers the beginnings of a forest industry. As the forestry industry grew, the further into the coastal tree lines the industry spred creating new navigation routes through the many islands, inlets and straits. The discovery of the coastline inlets and bays provided better access to the forest industry.
One of the first to set up in Lund was a Swede named Frederick Thulin. He was aboard a tugboat travelling to Pendrell Sound to join his brother Charlie who worked as a logger. During the 1889 journey Frederick came upon Tla'Amin (now Lund) which instantly caught his fancy causing Frederick to return soon later in late December to settle down. The village of Lund is named after a Swedish city and was the act of Thulin as he found the First Nation name of Tla'Amin too hard to pronounce. |
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