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Chave family

Reginald Chave was born in Woodstock, Ontario. In 1912, he married Bernice Scowcroft, a music teacher whose family lived at 738 Discovery St. in Victoria. Reginald and his father, William J. Chave, were grocers. From about 1915 to the early 1920s they had a grocery store, Wm. J. Chave & Son, at the corner of Douglas Street and Boleskine Road. Reginald and Bernice Chave lived nearby in a house on Saanich Road. They had two children, Cyril and Muriel. Bernice Chave died in Vancouver in 1948. Reginald died in Vancouver in 1957. Their daughter Muriel married William Townsend in 194- and had 3 children: Miriam Bowles (nee Townsend), Julie, and Devon.

Christopher family

Edmund and Violet (nee Mills) Christopher built 1950 Waterloo Road ca. 1949.

Citizens’ Task Force on Recycling

The Citizens’ Task Force on Recycling was formed on April 19, 1979 to research and formulate a recycling program for presentation to Saanich Council. The recycling proposal was presented on February 6, 1980. The Citizens’ Task Force on Recycling was chaired by Alderman Sturrock.

Climatological Station (Tillicum)

The climatological station was officially named Victoria-Tillicum, located at Tillicum Road and the Trans-Canada Highway.

Coates, Pat (nee Locke)

The Locke family leased and farmed the Rithet property, Broadmead Farm, during the 1930s. Pat Coates was a daughter of the Locke family.

Cochrane, Violet

Violet Cochrane was a long-time resident of the Gorge area.

Comber family

Sisters Muriel and Mary Comber worked as berry pickers during the summer at the Holloway Farm in what is now Central Saanich.

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