The Carrot - Port Hardy, BC
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gypsie2
N 50° 43.471 W 127° 29.510
9U E 606450 N 5620275
Sign explaining the significance of the giant carrot to Port Hardy history and the opening up of the north Island.
Waymark Code: WM6Y5M
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 08/04/2009
Views: 4
Residents of the northern end of Vancouver Island felt that they had a carrot dangled in front of them for years, in the form of a promise of a proper highway connecting them with the rest of Vancouver Island. By the 1970's many of them were fed up with promises and undertook to hold the provincial government accountable. The campaign was a success, and there is now a good highway, encouraging tourism and making residents lives much easier.
Group that erected the marker: unknown
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Carrot Park (waterfront)
Port Hardy, BC Canada
V9N 2P0
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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