Burrard Shipyards Signage Project
13 interpretive signs plus art installations celebrating the working history of the Burrard Shipyards.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's project Plaques Around the...
On to Ottawa Trek Plaque
Plaque commemorating the 75th anniversary of the On to Ottawa Trek.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's project Plaques Around the Province. project
Battle of Ballantyne Pier Memorial
Engraved stone to remember and reflect upon the Battle of Ballantyne Pier, erected by ILWU Local 502.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's project Plaques Around...
UNDE (PSAC) plaque to the civilian employees who worked at CFB Chilliwack
DEDICATED TOTHE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEESWHO WORKED AT CFB CHILLIWACKBASE CLOSURE 30 JUNE 1998Union of National Defence Employees Local 1001 (full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's...
Chinese Canadian Memorial
This memorial in the Prince George Cemetery was completed in 2002. The plaque recognizes the Chinese population working in various industries, and their contribution to building the Grand...
Japanese-Canadian Fishermen's Memorial "Wind" (2002)
Statue by Junichiro Iwase. Artist Statement: The seated figure represents a working class fishermen who is humble, modest and hardworking. The title of the work “Wind†is a metaphor for...
Miners' Union Hall, Rossland
Plaque explaining the history of the Miners' Union Hall in Rossland.The Hall was constructed in 1898 and remains standing.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's project...
Sandon Cemetery
The mining ghost town of Sandon once was home to 10,000 people. The 1898 cemetery demonstrates the role the Western Federation of Miners, their union, played in everyday life.Many of...
Miners' Park
Heritage BC Stop with markers explaining the history of coal mines and miners in the area. It provides a history of the former towns of Michel and Natal. A plaque on a rock is also visible.(full...
Chinese Railway Workers plaque
Sculptural plaque depicting hard working conditions of Chinese railway workers mounted by entrance to the Chinese Cultural Centre, Vancouver BC (1977).(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour...
Kinuko Laskey Memorial
A powerful voice in the city’s mobilization against nuclear war; survivor of Hiroshima. Statue and plaque sponsored by Vancouver Labour Council, sculpted by Keith Shields.(full...
Mildred Neilson memorial
The Mildred Neilson memorial/stone is in the National Section at Ocean View Cemetery.Inscription: "Erected by The citizens of Trail, B.C. To the memory of nurse Mildred Neilson 1898 - 1925. So...
Frances Willard Plaque
1939 plaque to commemorate 100th anniversary of the birth of Frances Willard, head of the moralistic Women's Christian Temperance Union.The WCTU of Vancouver was one of several groups who...
Maria Grant and Cecilia Spofford Plaque
A plaque recognizing two Victoria women who campaigned for women's suffrage. Maria Grant was elected as the first female school trustee in March of 1895. She and her friend Cecilia Spofford were...
Chinese Construction Workers on the Pacific Railway
Government of Canada plaque to Chinese construction workers, placed in 1977. The text (in English, French and Chinese) reads: "In the early 1880's contractor Andrew Onderdonk brought thousands of...
Wellington Coal Mine Interpretive Plaque
This historical marker is located on the site of the No.5 Pit of the Wellington Colliery; just one of over 50 mines opened in the Nanaimo area. It lists the names and/or payroll numbers of...
Kamloops Chinese Cemetary
This plaque in the Kamloops Chinese Cemetery honours the Chinese workers who lost their lives building the railway in British Columbia.Numbers vary from 600 to 2200 Chinese workers who died while...
Line of Work
We are all workers.Public art installation by Jill Anholt, sponsored by WorkSafeBC on the exterior of the Vancouver Convention Centre.Individual occupations are carved into the wood to reflect the...
Coal Creek Heritage Trail and Cemetery
Upgraded in 2013, the 9.3 km trail leads from Fernie to the abandoned mining town of Coal Creek.12 interpretive signs describe the history of the area, and include information on the many fatal...
Cheng Interchange
In 2005, Canadian Pacific Railway named a railway interchange in Kamloops in honour of Cheng Ging Butt, a railway labourer who worked on the CPR transcontinental line in the B.C....