Gulf of Georgia Cannery is a National Historic Site of Canada located in Steveston village in Richmond, British Columbia. Built in 1894, the cannery echoes...
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peaking in 1913 was one of many factors. Canning activity slowly declined and finally ceased in the 1990s. The Gulf of Georgia Cannery, built in 1894 was at...
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Butchart Gardens (redirect from Gardens of Butchart)
The Butchart Gardens is a group of floral display gardens in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada, located near Victoria on Vancouver Island. The gardens...
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contains lists of notable salmon canneries, cannery companies, cannery owners and salmon canning settlements List of canneries List of canneries in British...
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Langley Forward Harbour Glendale Cove Gulf of Georgia Cannery (Steveston) Kingcome Longview Namu Porcher Island Cannery (Skeena River) Port Essington Port...
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Forges du Saint-Maurice. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Gulf of Georgia Cannery. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Inglis Grain Elevators National...
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Craigdarroch Castle (category History of Victoria, British Columbia)
Griffiths announced that the home would be the subject of a raffle, to be won by one of the purchasers of the residential parcels carved from the estate. The...
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Lulu Island (category Islands of the Fraser River)
and former cannery town, home of the Gulf of Georgia Cannery and now a busy tourist centre that has a history interconnected with that of the Japanese-Canadians...
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Coquihalla Summit (category Mountain passes of the North Cascades)
the cities of Hope and Merritt. It is located just south of the former toll booth plaza on the Coquihalla Highway, about 50 km (31 mi) north of Hope, and...
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Gastown (category History of Vancouver)
pressure downtown-wide steam heating network (from a plant adjacent to the Georgia Viaduct) that powers a miniature steam engine in its base, in turn driving...
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Hatley Park National Historic Site (category History of British Columbia)
located in Colwood, British Columbia, in Greater Victoria. It is the site of Hatley Castle, a Classified Federal Heritage Building. Since 1995, the mansion...
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The Empress (hotel) (category Hotels on the National Historic Sites of Canada register)
Fairmont Empress in Victoria gets a contemporary, chic makeover". The Georgia Straight. Vancouver Free Press Publishing. Retrieved 19 September 2018...
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Lions Gate Bridge (category Former segments of the Trans-Canada Highway)
first narrows of Burrard Inlet and connects the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, to the North Shore municipalities of the District of North Vancouver...
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Richmond, British Columbia (redirect from History of Richmond, British Columbia)
Heritage Farm, the Gulf of Georgia Cannery and the Britannia Shipyard National Historic Site in Steveston highlight these parts of Richmond's diverse...
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Pacific Cannery Collection". Arca: Discover BC's Digital Treasures. Retrieved 2020-10-21. Cannery, Gulf of Georgia (2017-12-18). "North Pacific Cannery". From...
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Vogue Theatre (Vancouver) (category Theatres on the National Historic Sites of Canada register)
Vancouver’s “Theatre Row", the building was designated as a National Historic Site of Canada in 1993. The Vogue Theatre was designed by the architectural firm Kaplan...
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Iceland Floating fish processor Atlantis Cannery Row Factory ship Fish company Gulf of Georgia Cannery List of harvested aquatic animals by weight Cassidy...
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Revelstoke National Park is a national park located adjacent to the city of Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada. The park is relatively small for a national...
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Haanas and Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, are the three national parks with direct access to the Pacific Ocean. Located on the west side of the Vancouver...
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Stanley Park (redirect from Stanley Park National Historic Site of Canada)
new species of shrimp in the Gulf Islands (1997), and it became the first aquarium to ensure that it would never result in the capture of a wild whale...
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Government House (British Columbia) (category Government of British Columbia)
Government House of British Columbia is the official residence of the lieutenant governor of British Columbia in Victoria and is vice-regal residence...
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Fort Victoria (British Columbia) (category History of Victoria, British Columbia)
of the Hudson's Bay Company and was the headquarters of HBC operations in the Columbia District, a large fur trading area now part of the province of...
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maintain a museum for the City of Vancouver. The Association opened the art museum to the public at 1145 West Georgia Street on 5 October 1931. The building...
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(reporting mark KV) was a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) that operated across southern British Columbia, west of Midway running to Rock Creek...
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Yaaguun Suu Conservancy (category Conservancies of British Columbia)
Funds. Retrieved 14 April 2023. "Yaaguun Suu Management Plan" (PDF). Council of the Haida Nation. Retrieved 14 April 2023. Wikimedia Commons has media related...
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Skwelwil'em Squamish Estuary Wildlife Management Area (category Protected areas of British Columbia)
territory of Squamish Nation, which is involved in management of the area. The freshwater of the Squamish River mixes with the saltwater of Howe Sound...
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Chilkoot Trail (redirect from Campgrounds of the Chilkoot Trail)
The U.S. portion of the Chilkoot Trail and Dyea Site were designated a National Historic Landmark in 1978, following creation of Klondike Gold Rush...
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Yuquot (category History of Vancouver Island)
also known as Friendly Cove, is a small settlement of around six people—the Williams family of the Mowachaht band—plus two full-time lighthouse keepers...
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Dominion Astrophysical Observatory (redirect from Centre of the Universe (Dominion Astrophysical Observatory))
nature of the Milky Way were made, and it was one of the world's main astrophysical research centres until the 1960s. The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada...
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Orpheum (Vancouver) (category Buildings and structures on the National Historic Sites of Canada register)
and the Annex, it is part of the Vancouver Civic Theatres group of live performance venues. It is the permanent home of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra...
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