Yale Convention : Sign Location/Geocode
I visited this Stop of Interest on April 23rd, 2009. It is on Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), at a pullout immediately south of Victoria Street, in Yale. (49.562883, -121.434267)
[Note to Ed.: if the photo uploads this time, please feel free to remove my earlier post.]
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Father Pandosy O.M.I. : Sign Location/Geocode
I visited this Stop of Interest on April 24th, 2009. It is at the Pandosy Mission at 3685 Benvoulin Road, near Casorso Road, in Kelowna.
(49.84991, -119.468052)
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General News & Comments : Resources & Links
By Terry Reksten:
For anyone who enjoys their history told with lots of pictures, this is a wonderful coffee-table book about the history of BC – a visual treat and fascinating read too.
Published by Douglas & McIntyre 2005.
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General News & Comments : Resources & Links, General
This official guide, published in the early 1980's by the Heritage Conservation Branch, Province of British Columbia, features the text for 133 plaques. It seems to be the brochure that most people are familiar with – though out of date, it may still turn up from time to time. The introduction included below captures some of the thinking behind the provincial Stop of Interest program:
"British Columbia is a province with a rich and vibrant history....
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General News & Comments : Resources & Links, General
By David E. McGill:
You may have seen copies of this out-of-print book that was published by Frontier Publishing Co. Ltd. in 1979. We gratefully acknowledge the research done by McGill, some of which has been incorporated into the background content of this website as edited by historian John Adams.
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