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Riches, for Some

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...

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...

    Lloyd's Ambulance

    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 the story...

    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 the story...

      No 6 Mine Site

      Cairn and plaque honours miners killed in the mines. Date: 1986.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's project Plaques Around the Province. project

      Cairn and plaque honours miners killed in the mines. Date: 1986.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's project Plaques Around the Province. project

        Black Community, Cumberland

        Plaque recognizes the black community who lived and worked in Cumberland.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's project Plaques Around the Province. project

        Plaque recognizes the black community who lived and worked in Cumberland.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's project Plaques Around the Province. project

          Cumberland Chinatown

          Plaque commemorates Chinese people who lived and worked in Cumberland.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's project Plaques Around the Province. project

          Plaque commemorates Chinese people who lived and worked in Cumberland.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's project Plaques Around the Province. project

            No 4 Mine Site

            BC Federation of Labour plaque respecting miners killed by explosions at this mine site.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's project Plaques Around the Province. project

            BC Federation of Labour plaque respecting miners killed by explosions at this mine site.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's project Plaques Around the Province. project

              Japan Town

              Plaque honouring immigrant coal miners and their families who established No. 1 Japanese Town.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's project Plaques Around the Province. project

              Plaque honouring immigrant coal miners and their families who established No. 1 Japanese Town.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's project Plaques Around the Province. project

                Plaque to Japanese and Chinese Workers

                Plaque donated by four Canadian labour organizations.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's project Plaques Around the Province. project

                Plaque donated by four Canadian labour organizations.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's project Plaques Around the Province. project

                  Chinese Cemetery

                  The Chinese Cemetery was established in the late 1800s by members of the Chinese community.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's project Plaques Around the Province. project

                  The Chinese Cemetery was established in the late 1800s by members of the Chinese community.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's project Plaques Around the Province. project

                    Ginger Goodwin Heritage BC Stop

                    Ginger Goodwin was a Cumberland coal miner and union organizer whose death in 1918 led to British Columbia's first general strike.Starting in 1958, Stop of Interest signs were erected across...

                    Ginger Goodwin was a Cumberland coal miner and union organizer whose death in 1918 led to British Columbia's first general strike.Starting in 1958, Stop of Interest signs were erected across...

                      Joe Naylor Gravesite

                      Small plaque signifies Joe Naylor's grave at the Cumberland Cemetary.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's project Plaques Around the Province. project

                      Small plaque signifies Joe Naylor's grave at the Cumberland Cemetary.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's project Plaques Around the Province. project

                        Homer Stevens Park

                        This municipal park is located in the Port Guichon neighbourhood of Delta where Homer Stevens grew up. The park recognizes the work of Homer and his father Nick Stevens, who championed the rights...

                        This municipal park is located in the Port Guichon neighbourhood of Delta where Homer Stevens grew up. The park recognizes the work of Homer and his father Nick Stevens, who championed the rights...

                          Ethel Johns Plaque

                          A Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque commemorates Ethel Johns as a person of national historic significance.Ethel Johns championed advanced education for nurses, and fought for...

                          A Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque commemorates Ethel Johns as a person of national historic significance.Ethel Johns championed advanced education for nurses, and fought for...

                            The Railway Club

                            Originally named ""The Railwaymen's Club"", the venue opened in 1931. It was a club where workers came to gamble and drink. In 1980 its name was changed to ""The Railway Club"".It became a hangout...

                            Originally named ""The Railwaymen's Club"", the venue opened in 1931. It was a club where workers came to gamble and drink. In 1980 its name was changed to ""The Railway Club"".It became a hangout...

                              Joe Naylor Plaque

                              This plaque was dedicated on June 17, 2016 by the BC Labour Heritage Centre, as a legacy from the 2014 Pacific Northwest Labour History Conference held in Cumberland. It recognizes Joe Naylor, a...

                              This plaque was dedicated on June 17, 2016 by the BC Labour Heritage Centre, as a legacy from the 2014 Pacific Northwest Labour History Conference held in Cumberland. It recognizes Joe Naylor,...

                                Reading of the Riot Act

                                On April 23, 1935 Mayor Gerry McGeer read the Riot Act at Victory Square to a large demonstration of unemployed men and their supporters. This plaque was placed in 1986 on the building that once...

                                On April 23, 1935 Mayor Gerry McGeer read the Riot Act at Victory Square to a large demonstration of unemployed men and their supporters. This plaque was placed in 1986 on the building that...

                                  Post Office Sit Down Strike 1938

                                  On June 19, 1938 police forcibly removed unemployed men from the Main Post Office in Vancouver after a month long sit down. Many were hospitalized from the brutal treatment they received. The...

                                  On June 19, 1938 police forcibly removed unemployed men from the Main Post Office in Vancouver after a month long sit down. Many were hospitalized from the brutal treatment they received. The...

                                    Steveston's Legacy Sculpture

                                    A bronze sculpture of three figures by Norm Williams, unveiled in 2009, representing men and women of different ethnicities and ages working in the fishing industry.(full page)Plaque courtesy of...

                                    A bronze sculpture of three figures by Norm Williams, unveiled in 2009, representing men and women of different ethnicities and ages working in the fishing industry.(full page)Plaque courtesy...

                                      Vancouver Sex Workers Memorial

                                      Memorial honouring sex workers driven from the neighbourhood in the 1980s, forcing them into unsafe areas.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's project Plaques Around the...

                                      Memorial honouring sex workers driven from the neighbourhood in the 1980s, forcing them into unsafe areas.(full page)Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's project Plaques Around the...

                                        CASAW 1976 Wildcat Strike

                                        This plaque dedicated by the BC Labour Heritage Centre with Unifor Local 2302 and the Kitimat, Terrace & District Labour Council documents the 1976 wildcat strike by members of CASAW, as a protest...

                                        This plaque dedicated by the BC Labour Heritage Centre with Unifor Local 2302 and the Kitimat, Terrace & District Labour Council documents the 1976 wildcat strike by members of CASAW, as a protest...