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Fisherman’s Wharf: From Wild Waterfront to Ecle...
Opening in the late 1940s, the original docks had assigned four for fishing vessels, and two for “live-aboard shelters”- often nothing more than floating clapboard structures for those unable to...
Fisherman’s Wharf: From Wild Waterfront to Ecle...
Opening in the late 1940s, the original docks had assigned four for fishing vessels, and two for “live-aboard shelters”- often nothing more than floating clapboard structures for those unable to...
Sir James Douglas: The Father of British Columbia
Douglas approached his relationships with the Indigenous with more diplomacy and respect than many of his contemporaries. In fact, he actually took it one step further...
Sir James Douglas: The Father of British Columbia
Douglas approached his relationships with the Indigenous with more diplomacy and respect than many of his contemporaries. In fact, he actually took it one step further...
From Gallows to Growlers: The Long Pour of Hist...
It’s well documented that in those early decades, patrons would leave the Garricks Head Pub to watch the public hangings held in the square just a few feet away before...
From Gallows to Growlers: The Long Pour of Hist...
It’s well documented that in those early decades, patrons would leave the Garricks Head Pub to watch the public hangings held in the square just a few feet away before...
Victoria Symphony Splash: A Grand Celebration o...
Two days of music, thousands of people, one floating orchestra—Symphony Splash 2025 promises to be more magical than ever. Whether you arrive early with a picnic blanket or paddle up...
Victoria Symphony Splash: A Grand Celebration o...
Two days of music, thousands of people, one floating orchestra—Symphony Splash 2025 promises to be more magical than ever. Whether you arrive early with a picnic blanket or paddle up...
Judge Matthew Begbie: The Law and Order During ...
Begbie wasted no time establishing the rule of law, although his latter-day nickname, “the Hanging Judge,” was unfair since it came from Begbie’s need to carry out mandatory capital punishment...
Judge Matthew Begbie: The Law and Order During ...
Begbie wasted no time establishing the rule of law, although his latter-day nickname, “the Hanging Judge,” was unfair since it came from Begbie’s need to carry out mandatory capital punishment...
The Pink Customs House: Victoria’s Blushing Bur...
In 1858, The Fraser Canyon Gold Rush brought a jaw-dropping 20,000 to 30,000 fortune hunters through Victoria, each of whom had to stop at Customs House...
The Pink Customs House: Victoria’s Blushing Bur...
In 1858, The Fraser Canyon Gold Rush brought a jaw-dropping 20,000 to 30,000 fortune hunters through Victoria, each of whom had to stop at Customs House...