Totem Pole - Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal, BC
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member gypsie2
N 49° 22.438 W 123° 16.352
10U E 480216 N 5469065
Totem pole celebrates the centennial of the province of BC.
Waymark Code: WMB31W
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 03/28/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member txoilgas
Views: 8

This totem pole stands outside the foot passenger ticket booth at the Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal in West Vancouver BC.
It celebrates the 100th anniversary of when the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia joined together to become the province of BC.
The plaque reads: 1966
Project of Native Indians Participation Centennial Sub-committee
to Commemorate
the Centenary of the Union in 1866 of the Colonies on Vancouver Island and the Mainland as British Columbia
Kwakiutl Bear Pole
carved by Mr. Tony Hunt
of Kwawkewlth Indian Band at Victoria BC
Log donated by MacMillan Bloedel & Powell River Limited.
Subject: State/Province

Commemoration: 1966

Date of Founding: 1866

Date of Commemoration: 1966

Address:
outside foot passenger ticket booth Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal West Vancouver, BC


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Yes


Detail Photograph:

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Web site if available: Not listed

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