C.P. Lyons (Chester Peter Lyons) was born in 1915. He wrote Trees, Shrubs and Flowers to Know in British Columbia which for many years was the standard field guide since 1952. He also produced a mile-by-mile guide to the south-west interior of B.C., Mileposts in Ogopogo Land, published in Surrey in 1970. His 1958 Milestones guide to Vancouver Island was reissued by Ken Pattison, listing Pattison as the author.

BOOKS:

Milestones on the Mighty Fraser (Dent, 1950; Vancouver: Evergreen Press, 1958).
Trees, Shrubs and Flowers to Know in British Columbia, 1952.
Milestones in Ogopogo Land: In Which the Many Wonders of the Land of Ogopogo and Sunshine Are Revealed. Evergreen Press, 1957.
Milestones on Vancouver Island; the Story of This Island to the West, Its Past and Its Present. Evergreen Press, 1958.
Milestones in Ogopogo Land. Foremost Publishing Co. Ltd., 1970
Milestones on Vancouver Island: a Concise Guide to Historical and Present Day Attractions Along Its Roads and Highways. Milestone Publications, 1973. [Ken Pattison]
Okanagan Valley. Heritage House Pub. Co., 1985.
Fraser and Thompson River Canyons (Surrey: Heritage House, 1986).

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