Hilda Harvey Kavanagh died in second wave of 1919 Spanish Flu by Donna Sacuta, BCLHC Executive Director British Columbia experienced three waves of the “Spanish Flu” epidemic in 1918-19. As many as 1,000 people died in Vancouver alone over 15 months of the influenza. Health officials were baffled by the Read more…
Throughout his 50 years in Prince Rupert, George Bernard Casey was a steadfast representative of the working class and its union organizations. Born in Ontario in 1876, George Casey headed to the United States as a young man where he spent time as a “hobo”, ending up in jail on Read more…
“A Duty to Organized Labour and Workers Throughout the Whole Dominion” When the Winnipeg General Strike began on May 15, 1919 sympathy strikes in communities across Canada soon broke out. In British Columbia, the heroic Vancouver sympathy strike and Victoria’s four day stoppage are often cited as examples. (see bibliography). Read more…