ESQUIMALT & NANAIMO RAILWAY
William Slim
Media Advisory
28 Sep 2000

Parks Canada and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada invite you to a ceremony to commemorate the national historical and architectural significance of the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway Roundhouse.
 
The Roundhouse is being commemorated as an early West coast railway facility, virtually untouched since construction, with well-preserved related shops and outbuildings.
 
Guest Speakers
 
John Bovey - BC Member Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada - Opening remarks;
 
David McLean - City of Victoria Councillor - Welcome;
 
Robert Turner - Canadian Railway Historical Association - Historical and architectural significance of the E&N Roundhouse;
 
David MacMartin - Canadian Pacific Railway - Greetings;
 
Lou Sekora - M.P. Port Moody-Coquitlam - Plaque unveiling.