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Thrifty Foods was founded by Alex Campbell and Ernie Skinner in 1977 when the first store was opened in Victoria's Fairfield neighbourhood. As of June 2018 [update] , the chain operates 25 stores, with 2 more under construction on Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland .
Paul Minichiello (December 9, 1940 – August 1, 2014) was a master tailor who was a fixture in the Vancouver fashion scene for nearly five decades. [1] He rose to prominence in the 1960s and 1970s by attracting a reputation for offering bold, bespoke tailored clothing that challenged more traditional and conservative approaches to men's fashion.
George de Forest Brush. George de Forest Brush (September 28, 1855 – April 24, 1941) was an American painter and Georgist. [1] In collaboration with his friend, the artist Abbott H. Thayer, he made contributions to military camouflage, as did his wife, aviator and artist Mary (called Mittie) Taylor (Whelpley) Brush, [2] and their son, the sculptor Gerome Brush.
Joe Segal (January 1925 – 31 May 2022) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. [1] [2]Segal was born at Vegreville, Alberta, moving to Edmonton as a child. [3] He left school at an early age, beginning his business career by going door to door painting garages with army surplus paint after his father's death. [4]
Abbott Handerson Thayer (August 12, 1849 – May 29, 1921) was an American painter, naturalist, and teacher.As a painter of portraits, figures, animals, and landscapes, he enjoyed a certain prominence during his lifetime, [1] and his paintings are represented in major American art collections.
For a number of years, Spencer's was a rival to the Woodward's department store, another British Columbia-based chain. In 1948, however, Spencer's was acquired by the much larger Eaton's department store chain, which had stores across Canada. The nine Spencer's stores in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island were converted into Eaton's stores ...
In August 1947, rival newspaper Vancouver Daily Sun shuttered after publishing for four decades [11] and its subscriber list and advertising accounts were taken over by the Vancouver Columbian. [5] In 1954, construction on a new printing plant for the paper costing $375,000 began at West 8th and Grant street.
Fort Rupert is the site of a former Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) fort on the east coast near the northern tip of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. [1] The unincorporated community on Beaver Harbour [ 2 ] is about 11 kilometres (7 mi) by road southeast of Port Hardy .