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...
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...
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...
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...