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Bowser had few residents in the late 1800s and early 1900s, but when the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway (E&N) reached the area in 1914 the population began to grow. The town developed a diverse economy of logging, fishing, and mining with Japanese Canadian workers often working multiple seasonal jobs. Bowser served as the commercial hub for the area, as there was a post office and several shops in the centre of town.

In 1926, the first recorded Japanese resident in Bowser, a logger named Mr. Yoshida from Hokkaido, lived on the east side of the highway. The Deep Bay Cannery and Japanese Canadian-owned Royston Lumber Company were major employers and offered company housing for workers. By 1931, there were 1,320 people in Bowser, with approximately 178 Japanese Canadians living near or in the community.