elaine clay Boudreault photographer
and author
Author, photographer and designer.
Elaine has researched, written and published two iconic non-fiction stories that are close to her roots of Victoria, Vancouver Island, BC while continuing her passion with photography.The Incredible Adventures of Alexander Dawson Donaldson on Canada's WILD WEST COAST during 1862-1909.Elaine V. Clay reaches across time and opens a provocative, illuminating window on the tumultuous early days of the province when Alexander Donaldson witnessed the birth of the city of Victoria in the adventurous company of his uncle James Dawson.
Along his journey he finds himself embroiled in controversy that tests his quintessential reputation. Never wavering; he achieves his holy grail with the highest degree of respect from his peers interwoven by the love he has for his new homeland.The Oscar Scarf Story 1864-1949 Master Mariner and a Sooke Treasure.Oscar Scarf had spent over a decade skippering the tug 'Pilot' for James Dunsmuir. Maneuvering from remote mines and logging camps through narrow channels to busy waterways, beating his own record-breaking timetable and drop-off times, returning the next day to do it all over again! James Dunsmuir was the man who brought Oscar from his buccaneering sealing fleet days into a career of marine navigational history.Elaine is a fifth generation Victoria resident who shares a deep appreciation for BC’s magnificent landscape, bountiful seas and diverse wildlife. Elaine holds all of the people who call British Columbia “home” close to her heart. ©The stories of Alexander Dawson Donaldson and Oscar Scarf can be found at Bolen Books, Royal BCs Museum Gift Shop, Sooke Region Museum Gift Shop, Ivy's Book Shop (Oak Bay) and Sechelt's Talewind Books.
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