MAKE A MEME View Large Image Highway 1 sign (as opposed to a Trans-Canada Highway 1 sign) located on the Inner Harbour Causeway, 700-block Government Street in Victoria, BC on Vancouver Island near the British Columbia Legislature Buildings. Among other things, BC's ...
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Keywords: A remaining B.C. Highway 1 sign (as opposed to a Trans-Canada Highway 1 sign) located on the Inner Harbour Causeway, 700-block Government Street in Victoria, BC on Vancouver Island near the British Columbia Legislature Buildings. Among other things, BC's Social Credit government of W.A.C. Bennett (1952-1972) was famous for its whirlwind of highway building projects including the costly improvements to the Trans-Canada Highway (Hwy. 1). These included the costly Fraser Canyon Highway improvements, Rogers Pass highway and '401' Freeway constructions. While remaining proud of being part of Canada, the British Columbia Provincial Government of this era was also proudly independent and exhibited an almost non-existent relationship with the Canadian Federal Government. Premier Bennett had a differing opinion from the Feds on how the cost of the extensive Rogers Pass highway project should be divided. Ultimately, at the completion of the Trans-Canada Highway at Rogers Pass, Bennett boycotted Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's Federal Government grand opening ceremonies on September 3, 1962 by holding his own Provincial Government grand opening ceremony on July 30th. Also, every highway marker along the Trans-Canada Highway west of Glacier National Park was indicated by a B.C. Highway 1 sign instead of the TCH 1 sign. It remained this way until the 1970s. See: www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/featured/far-out-on-the-l... A remaining B.C. Highway 1 sign (as opposed to a Trans-Canada Highway 1 sign) located on the Inner Harbour Causeway, 700-block Government Street in Victoria, BC on Vancouver Island near the British Columbia Legislature Buildings. Among other things, BC's Social Credit government of W.A.C. Bennett (1952-1972) was famous for its whirlwind of highway building projects including the costly improvements to the Trans-Canada Highway (Hwy. 1). These included the costly Fraser Canyon Highway improvements, Rogers Pass highway and '401' Freeway constructions. While remaining proud of being part of Canada, the British Columbia Provincial Government of this era was also proudly independent and exhibited an almost non-existent relationship with the Canadian Federal Government. Premier Bennett had a differing opinion from the Feds on how the cost of the extensive Rogers Pass highway project should be divided. Ultimately, at the completion of the Trans-Canada Highway at Rogers Pass, Bennett boycotted Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's Federal Government grand opening ceremonies on September 3, 1962 by holding his own Provincial Government grand opening ceremony on July 30th. Also, every highway marker along the Trans-Canada Highway west of Glacier National Park was indicated by a B.C. Highway 1 sign instead of the TCH 1 sign. It remained this way until the 1970s. See: www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/featured/far-out-on-the-l...
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