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Saanich Pioneers' Society

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Saanich Pioneers' Society

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The Saanich Pioneers' Society operates the museum and archives at Saanichton. The society promotes the preservation of the historical record of the Saanich peninsula by acquiring, preserving and making accessible artifacts, archival records and historical reference material. The west coast telegraph line was built from Victoria to Cape Beal in 1900. Bamfield became the terminus for the trans-Pacific telegraph cable.

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