Black History Month 2012 – BC Black History Awareness Society

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Rosemary Brown, Recipient of the Order of British Columbia

Rosemary Brown (1930-2003) was an acclaimed community leader and elected representative. She was distinguished by many awards and recognition before and after […]

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Hogan’s Alley to become vibrant multicultural community spaces again

In September 2022, the Hogan’s Alley Society signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Vancouver for a Community Land Trust […]

William Allen Jones - The Barkerville Dentist

William Allen Jones is the 1st licensed dentist in BC

William Alan Jones was the first person to be granted a licence to practice dentistry (June 26,1886) under the British Columbia Dental […]

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John Craven Jones is the first Black teacher in BC and the only teacher on Salt Spring Island

John Craven Jones graduated from Oberlin College in 1856 and taught for two years in a one-room school for Black students in […]