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Girling family

The Girling family immigrated to Canada from England in 1912. George Godfrey Girling and Elizabeth Mills Girling along with their children settled on the shores of Swan Lake before moving to Thetis Lake and later to Finnerty Road. George Godfrey Girling was the Superintendent of Works for Saanich.

Goward, Elizabeth

Elizabeth Goward was an accomplished artist and portrait painter in Saanich.

Todd, Anna Matilda Henderson

Anna Matilda Henderson was the daughter of Ellen and Anton Henderson. She married Albert Henry Todd, the son of James and Flora Todd, in 1914. Anna Matilda and Albert Henry Todd had two children, Virginia and June Ellen.

Woods, John Harold

John H. Woods was born on May 8, 1904 in Derbyshire, England. His father, Harold Woods, settled in Gordon Head just prior to World War I; John, along with his mother and sister, arrived in 1913 aboard the ship “Olympic”. John Woods lived at 1635 Ash Road for 70 years, where he grew flowers and vegetables, and raised chickens. In 1935, Mr. Woods worked at the Fairbridge Agricultural College near Duncan; he also belonged to the Pacific Coast Rangers during World War II, and later spent a number of years with the Victoria Machinery Depot, (his father had also worked for a time at the ship building company). He died in Victoria in 1995.

McMorran, George Stark

George Stark McMorran, born in Paisley Ontario in 1887, was only two years old when he arrived on Vancouver Island. At the age of 21, in 1909, George went into a partnership to form a real estate company which was known as Dougall & McMorran. Dougall and McMorran began to purchase and then sub-divide land in the area of what is now Doumac Avenue in Cordova Bay. When real estate took a downturn in 1912, the company was dissolved. During WWI George Stark McMorran served as gunner (1914-18). Following the war he opened up a six by twelve foot building called the Canuck Tea Room on rented land in Cordova Bay. Successfully catering to the campers, beach goers and day trippers from Victoria, McMorran was able to expand his store and went into the summer cabin rental business, which reached the peak of 72 cabins. In 1921, McMorran’s Tea Room opened and it became famous for dances held there every Saturday night with local orchestras. In 1923, George Stark McMorran married schoolteacher Ida Richards and the couple had four children: Eric, Bruce, Richard and David. In 1926, George S. McMorran became the first postmaster in Cordova Bay and he was responsible for bringing many utilities and services to the area.

Martin, Joan

Joan Eva Martin (nee Bacon) was born in Trail BC in 1926. She enlisted in the Canadian Women's Army Corps in 1944, and served in the Postal Corps until 1946. In 1969, she moved to Saanich with her husband Donald Martin. In the early 1970s, Joan Martin was approached to form a girls Little League in Gordon Head. She agreed and founded the Saanich Girls Little League, accepting the position of President, the first President of a girls Little League Softball organization in Canada. The inaugural season was 1974, and in the first year, 135 girls aged 9 to 12 registered. The Saanich Girls Little League was successful and grew, at its height comprising 31 teams playing in various parks. Joan Martin held the position of President until her retirement at the end of 1986, with the League folding shortly thereafter in 1987. On May 3, 1993—the twentieth anniversary of the first pitch of the Saanich Girls Little League—the Majestic Park softball park was dedicated by Mayor Murray Coell as the Joan Martin Diamond.

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