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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 the...

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 the...

    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...

      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 a...

        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...

          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...