Pacific Canada Story Fest Goes to Vancouver Island
Join our museum on wheels! Study tour covering historic sites in Cowichan Valley Jul 24-25
DAY 1 (SUNDAY, JULY 24) — Nanaimo/Paldi/Duncan/Nanimo
DAY 2 (MONDAY, JULY 25) – Nanaimo/Victoria
https://www.pchc-mom.ca/blog/pacific-canada-story-fest-goes-to-vancouver-island
https://www.darpanmagazine.com/news/national/paldi-bc-the-oldest-sikh-settlement-in-canada-falls-on-bad-days/
Places
Paldi Sikh Temple ( ਪਾਲਦੀ ਸਿੱਖ ਟੈਪਲ )
British Columbia
Historic Gurdwara and heritage site in Paldi, British Columbia.
Old Hillcrest Chinese Cemetery
Duncan, British Columbia
Provincial Historic Site that serves as 華人墳場 a resting place for 127 Chinese Canadians.
Government House
Victoria, British Columbia
Government House of British Columbia is the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor
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British Columbia to Victoria, British Columbia
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