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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX7U_journey-for-lives_Victoria-BC.html
In commemoration of Stephen Fonyo's run across Canada to raise money on behalf of the Canadian Cancer Society, for cancer education, patient care and research.His "Journey For Lives" covered nearly 8,000 kilometers, starting in St. John's, Newfoun…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX7T_terry-fox_Victoria-BC.html
Terry Fox was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and raised in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, a community near Vancouver on Canada's west coast. An active teenage involved in many sports, Terry was only 18 years old when he was diagnosed with osteogen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX7S_le-legs-de-la-famille-c_Victoria-BC.html
[French]Les anc?tres de la famille C?t? son arrives au Qu?bec en 1634. En 1945, Joseph Napol?on C?t? et son ?pouse Ida Camille Demers, accompagn de leur fils Joseph Henri C?t? et son ?pouse Anne-Marie Forcade s'establissent ? Victoria.Le famille C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX7R_the-bell-tower_Victoria-BC.html
You are standing in Bastion Square. The Hudson's Bay Company, whose legacy continues at the store on Government Street, established Fort Victoria here in 1843.Acting on behalf of the British Columbia Government, the company sold the surrounding la…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX7Q_boomerang-court-and-chancery-lane_Victoria-BC.html
You are standing in Bastion Square, a public space dating back to the Victorian Era.There are many alleys and walkways to explore, connecting Bastion Square to nearby streets to see the heart of Victoria's Old Town Historical Site.Chancery Lane wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX4E_former-victoria-law-courts_Victoria-BC.html
[English]Opened in 1889, the Victoria Law Courts was the first major public building constructed by the provincial government after union with Canada. Previously, court sessions had been held in one of the colonial administration buildings located…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX41_sir-matthew-baillie-begbie_Victoria-BC.html
[English]Begbie practised [sic] law in England for fourteen years before his appointment in 1858 as the first judge of the mainland Colony of British Columbia. During the gold rush, he won the respect of lawless miners of the Fraser River and Cari…