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Birkett, Margaret

Margaret Ena “Peggy” Birkett (nee Gillies) was born in Victoria in 1925. She worked for the District of Saanich for 30 years, beginning in the Tax Department in 1943 manually checking the tax calculations. She died in 2011.

Blakeney, Henry Leonard Edward

Henry Leonard Edward Blakeney was Saanich’s Superintendent of municipal roads and sewers. His brother Bill Blakeney worked in the Municipal office.

Bone, Ada

Ada Bone (née Burt) was born in 1922. A long-time Saanich resident, she attended Tillicum School. After World War II she married James Lothian Bone, a Saanich employee, and had two sons. Ada helped to organize a reunion at Tillicum School in 1983. She also served on the Saanich Special Events Committee, and in 2003, she successfully applied to have Hampton Hall (Burnside Lawn Bowling Club) designated as a municipal heritage building. Ada Bone died in 2008.

Bown, Charles Quinton

Charles Quinton Bown Sr. was the Postmaster at the North Saanich post office from April 12, 1905 to December 18, 1906. The post office operated from the North Saanich Hotel which was owned by the Bown family.

Bradstock, J.B.

J.B. Bradstock was a former employee of the Christmas Hill rock crushing plant.

Brethour, Moran

Moran J.J. Brethour, born in 1912, was a great grandson of Samuel Brethour, one of Saanich Peninsula’s earliest settlers whose sons later founded the town of Sidney on the family 500 acre homestead in 1891. Moran grew up in the area, attended Sidney School, married Bessie Turgoose of Saanichton, and had one daughter. Mr. Brethour was a member of the Saanich Pioneer Society and served as its president for a number of terms. He died in 1998.

British Columbia Women’s Institute

The Women's Institute expanded into British Columbia in 1909 when Laura Rose of Ontario toured the southern part of B.C. for six weeks at the invitation of the Dept. of Agriculture. Fifteen branches were organized during that time and within two years there were twenty four branches with a membership of over one thousand. Over the years the numbers grew with women discovering the friendship, support and learning experiences of W.I. The organization was formed as a way to encourage camaraderie among women; its goal was for members to learn more about homemaking, child rearing, health issues and other concerns.

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