In August 1910 an expedition through the mountainous heart of Vancouver Island returned to Victoria and filed a glowing report to the provincial cabinet.
The resulting legislation passed in March 1911 was the birth of Strathcona Park, the first of BC’s Provincial Parks. In July and August, 2010, a group of British Columbians from all walks of life, retraced that expedition to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of BC Parks.
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