No Mercy for Camp 6 Sweetheart - (Conclusion)

A young school teacher’s sudden death in a remote Vancouver Island logging camp was a tragedy, shocking in itself.

But when Mabel Jones placed the muzzle of a .22 calibre rifle to her breast and pulled the trigger in November 1928 after writing that she couldn’t face further harassment from school trustees, she set in motion a complete overhaul of the British Columbia Public Schools system.

In short, heads rolled—and 1000s of young men and women who followed in her footsteps benefited from her tragedy.

The fascinating conclusion to the story of Mable Jones in next week’s Chronicles.

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