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He was president of the International Real Estate Federation from 1975 to 1977. [18] [19] He was an advocate of the right to shelter, the right to own land, and land stewardship. [20] On Vancouver Island, a number of properties were influenced by Holmes including the Cathedral Grove nature preserve. [21] [22]
Vancouver Island: Cowichan Valley ... real estate promotion/townsite ... Ghost Towns of British Columbia, Mitchell Press, Vancouver, 1963, OCLC: 39371 ...
Vancouver Island is an island in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and part of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The island is 456 km (283 mi) in length, 100 km (62 mi) in width at its widest point, [ 4 ] and 32,100 km 2 (12,400 sq mi) in total area, while 31,285 km 2 (12,079 sq mi) are of land.
The CPR considered developing the area into a rail-serviced port facility, [3] but ended up selling off its real estate for development. In 1905 the name "Kitsilano" was appearing in real estate advertisements, such as one for "Lots at Kitsilano - Greer's Beach" for sale by the B.C. Electric Railway Company. [4]
Harbledown Island, site of New Vancouver; Malcolm Island (loc. of Sointula) Turnour Island, site of Kalugwis (Karlukwees) Village Island, site of Memkumlis (Mamalilikalla) Hull Island; West Cracroft Island; East Cracroft Island; Klaoitsis Island; Kamano Island; Hanson Island; Minstrel Island; Gilford Island, site of Gwayasdums
The ALR was established by the British Columbia New Democratic Party government of Dave Barrett in 1973 to preserve the province's limited farmland from urbanization. [3]: 1–5 The ALR covers 4.6 million hectares (46 thousand square kilometers, equivalent to 18 thousand square miles), or about 4.9% of British Columbia's land base. [2]: 73 [4]
Both companies were operated by B.C. Cement Company Ltd. of Victoria. The outbreak of World War I ended the real estate boom leaving both plants idle for seven years. The plant at Bamberton resumed operations in 1921. By 1927, the Bamberton plant was producing 3,000 barrels per day and used 40,000 tons of Vancouver Island coal each year.
The 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake not only toppled chimneys in Union Bay, but also unearthed wooden posts in the sand and mud 15 kilometres (9 mi) north, evidencing a former Pentlatch presence. During 2019–2020, excavations for a residential estate at the mouth of Hart (formerly Washer) Creek unearthed a number of Pentlatch human remains. [3]