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....
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...