Emery Barnes served on the BC provincial legislature for many years and was the first speaker in BC to be elected by a secret ballot. Through the advocacy of his family, Vancouver Parks Board named a multi-use, accessible park at the intersection of Richards Street and Davie Street in his honour.
Emery Barnes had been in politics since 1972. On August 30, 1972 he was elected as the first member in the double-member […]
This two-day Graffiti Workshop, on August 16 and 17, 2021 brought together BIPOC professional artists and youth from around Lekwungen Territory. The […]
In 1861 John and Charlotte Dandridge built a house in a Victoria community now known as Fernwood. They lived there until circa […]
When the township of Salt Spring was incorporated in Spring 1873, John Craven Jones, the island school teacher, and Henry William Robinson, […]
