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MacMillan, Harvey Reginald National Historic Person (NHP)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Professional forester, founded lumber company in 1919
Gutteridge, Helena National Historic Person (NHP)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Unique in making a space for wage-earning women within the predominantly middle-class feminist movement; first female member of Vancouver City Council in 1937
Vancouver, Captain George National Historic Person (NHP)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Explorer, 1792-94 voyage charted most of the British Columbia coast
Deville, Édouard-Gaston National Historic Person (NHP)
Yoho National Park, British Columbia
Surveyor General of Canada (1885), introduced technique of photogrammetry
Douglas, Sir James National Historic Person (NHP)
Victoria, British Columbia
Governor of Vancouver Island (1851-63), first Governor of British Columbia (1858-64)
Hunt, George National Historic Person (NHP)
Fort Rupert, British Columbia
Ethnographer, collector, West Coast cultures
Tahayren (Edenshaw, Charles) National Historic Person (NHP)
Masset, British Columbia
Famous 19th-century Haïda carver; worked in argillite and silver
Varley, Frederick National Historic Person (NHP)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Painter, member of the Group of Seven, portraits and landscapes
Moody, Sewell Prescott National Historic Person (NHP)
North Vancouver, British Columbia
Entrepreneur, established sawmills in Vancouver area (1865-75)
Maquinna (Mokwina) National Historic Person (NHP)
Yuquot, British Columbia
Chiefs of Moachat Confederacy in British Columbia (1778-1885), hereditary title
Blanshard, Richard National Historic Person (NHP)
Victoria, British Columbia
First Governor of Vancouver Island (1849-51)
Trutch, Sir Joseph William National Historic Person (NHP)
Spuzzum, British Columbia
This designation has been identified for review
Wong, Foon Sien National Historic Person (NHP)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Ardent activist for the recognition of the rights of the Chinese-Canadian community and other minorities
Simpson, Sir George National Historic Person (NHP)
Kootenay National Park of Canada, British Columbia
This designation has been identified for review
Begbie, Sir Matthew Baillie National Historic Person (NHP)
Victoria, British Columbia
This designation has been identified for review
Demers, Bishop Modeste National Historic Person (NHP)
Victoria, British Columbia
This designation has been identified for review
Teit, James Alexander National Historic Person (NHP)
Spences Bridge, British Columbia
Influential ethnographer of interior Salish tribes
Brooks, Major Allan C. National Historic Person (NHP)
Vernon, British Columbia
Prominent wildlife illustrator recognized worldwide
Dunsmuir, Robert National Historic Person (NHP)
Victoria, British Columbia
Discovered coal near Nanaimo (1869), began commercial empire
Beynon, William (Gusgai'in) National Historic Person (NHP)
n/a, British Columbia
Nishga hereditary chief, ethnographer of the British Columbia Coast peoples
Plaskett, John Stanley National Historic Person (NHP)
Saanich, British Columbia
First director of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Victoria (1917)
Fraser, Simon National Historic Person (NHP)
Canyon Hells Gate, British Columbia
Explorator who established fur trade posts and first person of European origin to descend Fraser River
Hendry, John National Historic Person (NHP)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Lumber magnate, formed British Columbia mills
Clifton, Lucille (‘Wii Nii Puun) National Historic Person (NHP)
Hartley Bay, British Columbia
Former Laxsgiik (Eagle Clan) leader, she is an outstanding example of a centuries-old role held by prominent Gitga’at (Tsimshian) women in this matrilineal society, held traditional knowledge and passed on cultural practices
Douglas, David National Historic Person (NHP)
Cathedral Grove, McMillan Provincial Park, British Columbia
Pioneer botanist in western North America; identified the Douglas Fir
Kw'eh, Chief National Historic Person (NHP)
Fort St. James, British Columbia
Used kinship ties as well as personal qualities and gifts to gain traditional rights and leadership over a wide territory and numerous Carrier communities
Verigin, Peter Vasilevich National Historic Person (NHP)
Castlegar, British Columbia
Formed the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood and orchestrated Doukhobor emigration to Canada
Parker, Elizabeth National Historic Person (NHP)
Yoho National Park of Canada, British Columbia
Co-founded, with Arthur Wheeler, Canada's first and pre-eminent alpine club, the Alpine Club of Canada (ACC)
Ravenhill, Alice National Historic Person (NHP)
Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia
Highly effective educator as well as a social reformer; affected educational reforms through her work with the British Columbia Women's Institutes
Carr, Emily National Historic Person (NHP)
Victoria, British Columbia
This designation has been identified for review
Fort St. John National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Taylor, British Columbia
Site of North West Company posts, 1806-23
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Victoria, British Columbia
World-renowned observatory where many discoveries about the nature of the Milky Way galaxy were made, using the observatory's 1.83-metre reflecting telescope and spectroscopes
Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
New Denver, British Columbia
Closely associated with a significant aspect of the internment of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War
Point Ellice House / O'Reilly House National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Victoria, British Columbia
Picturesque early house and gardens, 1861
Fort Hope National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Hope, British Columbia
Site of Hudson's Bay Company post, 1848-60
Fort McLeod National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
McLeod Lake, British Columbia
Site of North West Company post built in 1805
Fort Steele National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Fort Steele, British Columbia
This designation has been identified for review
Vancouver Japanese Language School National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Rare surviving example of an interwar language school in one of British Columbia’s oldest immigrant neighbourhoods
St. Ann's Academy National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Victoria, British Columbia
This designation has been identified for review
Rossland Court House National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Rossland, British Columbia
Early regional expression of a Canadian court house, 1898-1901
Marpole Midden National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Site of midden, excavated in 1892
Congregation Emanu-el Temple National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Victoria, British Columbia
Oldest surviving synagogue in Canada, built in 1863
First Crossing of North America National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Sir Alexander Mackenzie Provincial Park, British Columbia
This designation has been identified for review
Stanley Park National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Vancouver, British Columbia
This designation has been identified for review
Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Richmond, British Columbia
Outstanding West Coast fish processing complex, 1894
Tse'K'wa National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Fort St. John, British Columbia
Archaeological site that contributed to an understanding of human occupations and environmental change from 12,500 to 1000 years ago; spiritual place and a touchstone to the lengthy presence of the Dane-zaa First Nations in the Peace River region
Kitwankul National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Gitanyow, British Columbia
Gitksan village
Chilliwack City Hall National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Chilliwack, British Columbia
Attractive concrete civic building, 1912
Fort Kamloops National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Kamloops, British Columbia
Site of North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company posts
Gitwangak Battle Hill National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Kitwanga, British Columbia
18th-century Gitwangak hilltop fortification surrounding five longhouses, Tawdzep; Totem poles record families of Gitwangak Battle Hill
Fort Langley National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Langley, British Columbia
This designation has been identified for review
Stave Falls Hydro-Electric Installation National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Mission, British Columbia
Excellent representation of the core period of hydro-electric technological development among the approximately 160 extant stations built between 1900-1920 across Canada
Barkerville National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Barkerville, British Columbia
Centre of the Cariboo gold fields which led to economic and political development of British Columbia
Similkameen Spirit Trail National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Upper Similkameen River Valley, British Columbia
Symbolizes the connections between the spiritual and physical worlds along the "spirit trail" in the main river valley of their traditional territory
Nan Sdins National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, National Marine Conservation Area Reserve, and Haida Heritage Site, British Columbia
Remains of Haida longhouses and totem poles
Skedans National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Skedans, British Columbia
Former Haida village
Miners' Union Hall National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Rossland, British Columbia
A rare surviving example of a purpose-built union hall in Western Canada
Tanu National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, National Marine Conservation Area Reserve, and Haida Heritage Site, British Columbia
Former Haida village
Binning Residence National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
West Vancouver, British Columbia
Early and remarkable illustration of architecture in the modern era; 1941
Craigflower Manor House National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Victoria, British Columbia
Fine example of an agricultural settlement company residence, 1853-56
Gastown Historic District National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Intact urban area of business and commercial buildings dating for the most part from 1886 to 1914
Kootenae House National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Invermere, British Columbia
Site of North West Company post, 1807-12; was the first trading post in the Columbia Basin
McLean Mill National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Port Alberni, British Columbia
Lumber mill complex, buildings and equipment, 1926-27
Church of the Holy Cross National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Skookumchuck Reserve (Skatin) #4, British Columbia
Fine Carpenter's Gothic Revival mission church, by Salish craftsmen, 1905-08
Xá:ytem / Hatzic Rock National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Mission, British Columbia
Old habitation site closely associated to a transformer site of clear importance to the Stó:lo people
Doukhobor Suspension Bridge National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Castlegar, British Columbia
Doukhobor-built bridge; symbol of Doukhobor culture
Esquimalt Naval Sites National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Esquimalt, British Columbia
Historic naval district with significant built resources
Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Colwood, British Columbia
Late 19th-century fort to defend Victoria-Esquimalt fortifications
St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Cathedral National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Victoria, British Columbia
Excellent example of High Victorian Gothic, 1892
Myra Canyon Section of the Kettle Valley Railway National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Myra, British Columbia
Outstanding engineering achievement in routing and constructing a railway in mountainous terrain
Church of Our Lord National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Victoria, British Columbia
Fine example of Carpenter's Gothic Revival on the West Coast
Craigdarroch National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Victoria, British Columbia
Baronial sandstone mansion of Robert Dunsmuir, 1887-90
Estate of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Victoria, British Columbia
Cultural landscape; served as the residence of the Governors and Lieutenant Governors of the province
Lions Gate Bridge National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Outstanding engineering achievement; an undeniable and significant influence on the development of Vancouver
Pemberton Memorial Operating Room National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Victoria, British Columbia
Rare surviving example of a surgical facility from the period of transition of hospitals from primarily charitable to scientific institutions
Emily Carr House National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Victoria, British Columbia
Birthplace of Emily Carr, early West Coast Italianate, 1863-64
Butchart Gardens National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Saanichton, British Columbia
Embodying the vision of their gifted founder, Jennie Butchart, they represent the remarkable combination of three aspects of Canadian gardening history
Craigflower Schoolhouse National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Victoria, British Columbia
Oldest surviving school building in western Canada, 1854-55
Bay Street Drill Hall National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Victoria, British Columbia
Fortress-like World War I drill hall, 1914-15
Chee Kung Tong Building National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Barkerville, British Columbia
Rare surviving example of Chee Kung Tong architecture; a venue for dealing with the affairs of the Chinese community in the Cariboo District
Former Vancouver Law Courts National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Imposing urban court house in Beaux-Arts style, 1907-11
Boat Encampment National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Warsaw Mountain, Red Rock Bay, British Columbia
Key trans-shipment point on Columbia River
Chinese Cemetery at Harling Point National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Oak Bay, British Columbia
Chinese-Canadian cemetery with significant pre-1950 mortuary features, distinctive plan and application of Feng Shui
Kicking Horse Pass National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Yoho National Park of Canada, British Columbia
Traversed by Palliser expedition, 1857-60; adopted by Canadian Pacific Railway as their new route through the Rockies, 1881
Kitselas Canyon National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Kitselas, British Columbia
Remains of 2 aboriginal Tsimshian villages and petroglyphs
Royal Theatre National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Victoria, British Columbia
Classically inspired vaudeville theatre, 1913
Saint Paul's Roman Catholic Church National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
North Vancouver, British Columbia
Impressive 1884 Gothic Revival mission church
Victoria City Hall National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Victoria, British Columbia
Earliest extant western town hall; Second Empire style, 1878-1890
St. Roch National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Vancouver, British Columbia
First vessel to navigate Northwest passage west to east, 1928
Orpheum Theatre National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Ornate 1920s movie palace
Victoria's Chinatown National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Victoria, British Columbia
Oldest surviving Chinatown in Canada with cohesive groupings of historic buildings
Motor Vessel BCP 45 National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Campbell River, British Columbia
Example of a wooden seiner, a class of vessel intimately associated with the commercial West Coast fishery
Rogers Building National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Victoria, British Columbia
Intact retail building in Queen Anne Revival style; home of Rogers' Chocolates, 1903
Former Victoria Law Courts National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Victoria, British Columbia
Earliest British Columbia court house, distinctive eclectic design, 1887-88
Twin Falls Tea House National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Yoho National Park of Canada, British Columbia
Early rustic tea house in Yoho National Park, 1923-24
Yuquot National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Yuquot, Nootka Island, British Columbia
Centre of the social, political and economic world of the Mowachaht-Muchalaht
Malahat Building / Old Victoria Custom House National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Victoria, British Columbia
First Victoria custom house; 1873-76; Second Empire style
Point Atkinson Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
West Vancouver, British Columbia
Strategic light integral to growth of Vancouver harbour, 1912
Metlakatla Pass National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Pike Island, British Columbia
Site of winter villages of Tsimshian peoples
New Gold Harbour Area National Historic Site of Canada (NHS)
Haina, British Columbia
Site of Haïda village
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