50th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage
Plaque placed in legislature in 1967 to recognize the 50th anniversary of women's suffrage in BC.The plaque is located in the Members' Lobby - adjacent to the ceremonial entrance to the...
No. 1 (Esplanade) Mine Site Memorial Plaque
On this site in 1883, the Vancouver Coal Company opened the No. 1 Esplanade Mine with workings that later extended beyond Newcastle and Protection Islands and the Nanaimo River. Workers at the...
Morden Mine Site Nanaimo
Plaque at site of Morden Mine, to remember the area’s mining history, and the sacrifices of the miners and their families in the broader region.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC...
Joseph Mairs Gravesite
Joseph Mairs was a coal miner and union activist jailed during 1913 Vancouver Island Strike. He died in 1914 at Oakalla Prison. The cairn was erected by his fellow workers.(full...
First Nation First Union
In 2010 the BC Labour Heritage Centre partnered with the Vancouver Convention Centre on a series of plaques telling stories of working peoples' history in the province.This plaque explains...
Taking It To Ottawa
In 2010 the BC Labour Heritage Centre partnered with the Vancouver Convention Centre on a series of plaques telling stories of working peoples' history in the province.This plaque details...
The Battle of Ballantyne Pier
In 2010 the BC Labour Heritage Centre partnered with the Vancouver Convention Centre on a series of plaques telling stories of working peoples' history in the province.On 18 June 1935,...
Fallers
In 2010 the BC Labour Heritage Centre partnered with the Vancouver Convention Centre on a series of plaques telling stories of working peoples' history in the province.This plaque describes health...
High Riggers
In 2010 the BC Labour Heritage Centre partnered with the Vancouver Convention Centre on a series of plaques telling stories of working peoples' history in the province.This plaque describes...
Rosie the Riveter
In 2010 the BC Labour Heritage Centre partnered with the Vancouver Convention Centre on a series of plaques telling stories of working peoples' history in the province.This plaque describes women...
A Civilized Result (1900 Fraser River Strike)
In 2010 the BC Labour Heritage Centre partnered with the Vancouver Convention Centre on a series of plaques telling stories of working peoples' history in the province.This plaque describes...
Another Kind of Murder (Ginger Goodwin)
In 2010 the BC Labour Heritage Centre partnered with the Vancouver Convention Centre on a series of plaques telling stories of working peoples' history in the province.This plaque is dedicated to...
Saint Joe (Joe Naylor)
In 2010 the BC Labour Heritage Centre partnered with the Vancouver Convention Centre on a series of plaques telling stories of working peoples' history in the province.This plaque eulogizes...
The Long Disgrace (Chinese Canadian Workers)
In 2010 the BC Labour Heritage Centre partnered with the Vancouver Convention Centre on a series of plaques telling stories of working peoples' history in the province.This plaque tells...
Telling It Like It Was (Ethel Johns)
In 2010 the BC Labour Heritage Centre partnered with the Vancouver Convention Centre on a series of plaques telling stories of working peoples' history in the province.Ethel Johns was a pioneer in...
Lest They Forget
Vancouver Convention Centre on a series of plaques telling stories of working peoples' history in the province.This plaque describes the 1912-1914 coal strike on Vancouver Island and the community...
Unfair (Chinese Workers)
In 2010 the BC Labour Heritage Centre partnered with the Vancouver Convention Centre on a series of plaques telling stories of working peoples' history in the province.This plaque describes...
Sometimes You Win
In 2010 the BC Labour Heritage Centre partnered with the Vancouver Convention Centre on a series of plaques telling stories of working peoples' history in the province.This plaque relates...
And He Loved the Sea (Tom McGrath)
In 2010 the BC Labour Heritage Centre partnered with the Vancouver Convention Centre on a series of plaques telling stories of working peoples' history in the province.Tom McGrath was an important...
A Radical Woman (Helena Gutteridge)
In 2010 the BC Labour Heritage Centre partnered with the Vancouver Convention Centre on a series of plaques telling stories of working peoples' history in the province.Helena Gutteridge was...