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Literary Landmarks

#100 Carolyn Zonailo

LOCATION: 2515 Burrard, the Alm Building, Vancouver Named after the man who built the building–whose surname was Alm–the Alm Building… FULL STORY

#99 Paul Yee

LOCATION: Mau Dan Gardens Co-op, 350 East Pender, near the southern side of the intersection of Pender and Dunlevy Streets,… FULL STORY

#98 Caroline Woodward

LOCATION: Lennard Island Lighthouse, off Long Beach, three miles from Tofino. Situated at Latitude 49 degrees 6″ 37′ and longitude… FULL STORY

#97 George Woodcock

LOCATION: 6429 McCleery Street, Vancouver Self-described as “a British Columbian by choice, a Canadian by birth,” the Winnipeg-born, England-educated anarchist… FULL STORY

#96 Jim Willer

LOCATION: Former Vancouver School of Art, Dunsmuir & Homer, Vancouver Professional painter Jim Willer came to teach at the Vancouver… FULL STORY

#95 Oliver Wells

LOCATION: Edenbank Farmhouse, 7001 Eden Drive, Chilliwack Built in 1913, the Edenbank Farmhouse in which Oliver Wells lived can be… FULL STORY

#94 Ann Walsh

LOCATION: Barkerville Historic Cemetery, Reduction Road, Barkerville. Directions: Seven minutes from Wells, B.C. Proceed southwest on Pooley Street toward Barkerville,… FULL STORY

#92 Alfred Waddington

LOCATION: Mt. Waddington, Coast Range, at the heads of Bute and Knight Inlets [51°22’20″N 125°15’44”] Often cited as B.C.’s first… FULL STORY

#91 Audrey Thomas

LOCATION: Public bench, Spanish Hills government dock, north end of Galiano Island. DIRECTIONS: Take the Sturdies Bay / Porlier Pass… FULL STORY

#90 James Teit

LOCATION: A Heritage Branch plaque can be found near the Chief Tetlenitsa Memorial Outdoor Theatre near the junction of the… FULL STORY

#89 Robert Swanson

LOCATION: Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel, 999 Canada Place, Vancouver Millions have heard the ten horns atop the Pan Pacific Hotel… FULL STORY

#88 Paul St. Pierre

LOCATION: Tombstone for Paul St. Pierre, Fort Langley cemetery, about 30 paces to the west of the War Memorial. At… FULL STORY

#87 Carol Shields

LOCATION: 990 Terrace Avenue, Victoria Carol Shields lived at this address for the final three years of her life, 2000-2003,… FULL STORY

#86 George Ryga

LOCATION: Summerland Library, 9533 Main St, Summerland A wall plaque to commemorate George Ryga was installed in the newly-opened Summerland… FULL STORY

#85 Andrew Scott

LOCATION: Telegraph Creek, the only town on the Stikine River, about 260 km upstream from its mouth. Accessible by the… FULL STORY

#84 Don Sawyer

LOCATION: Lytton (aka Kumsheen or The Forks). Confluence of Fraser and Thompson Rivers. 50°13’28″N 121°34’39″W. Known as The Forks during… FULL STORY

#83 Eden Robinson

LOCATION: Kitamaat Village, at the head of the Douglas Channel, home to approximately 700 of the 1700 Haisla members, 10… FULL STORY

#82 Helen Potrebenko

LOCATION: 1724 Davie Street, Vancouver Helen Potrebenko marked the second anniversary of her participation in a lawful strike at English… FULL STORY

#81 Clive Phillipps-Wolley

LOCATION: The Grange, 3443 Drinkwater Road (originally Norcross Road), Duncan. Between Cowichan Valley Highway and Somenos Road. The only B.C…. FULL STORY

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