Thwaites
Well, we see the name on the insurance business in both Parksville and Qualicum Beach, ‘Thwaites – Norris’ but what’s the story behind the name? In 1912, Edgar Dundas (E.D.) Thwaites moved to Parksville with his family and set up a real estate and insurance office. Son Ronald Thwaites joined the business after the Second World War and continued until retirement in the
And it seems that he liked to have fun. He was editor and publisher of Parksville’s first newspaper, The Parksville Journal, a copy of which may be seen at the Parksville Museum. E.D. Thwaites wrote practically all the copy and even the letters to the editor answering them himself in an attempt to stir up controversy!
Learn more p. 123 Parksville & then some by Marjorie Leffler
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