R.O. Bull Memorial Park
400-block Wain Road, North Saanich, Colombie-Britannique, V8L, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
2008/02/11
Autre nom(s)
R.O. Bull Memorial Park
R.O. Bull Park
Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2009/02/25
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
R.O. Bull Memorial Park is a municipally-owned park located on a sloping forested site near the west end of Wain Road in the Deep Cove neighbourhood of North Saanich. The park includes a grove of mature Douglas Fir and Western Red Cedar trees that is among the last remaining examples of old growth forest on the Saanich Peninsula.
Valeur patrimoniale
R.O. Bull Memorial Park is significant as a rare surviving example of the first growth forests that were once common in North Saanich, as in other parts of the Saanich Peninsula. This remaining stand reveals the maturity and scale of the area's original vegetation and illustrates the landscape of pre-European settlement. The Douglas Fir and Western Red Cedar trees on this site are noted for their exceptional size and age, and are significant living examples of North Saanich’s natural heritage. R.O. Bull Park demonstrates North Saanich’s commitment to recognizing and preserving its natural heritage.
R.O. Bull Memorial Park is also significant for its association with prominent community leader and honourary citizen of Victoria, Roland Osborne Bull, for whom the park was named. Following a business career in Toronto, Bull retired to Vancouver Island in 1957 and founded the Victoria Boys’ Club in 1960. After his death, Roland Bull's commitment to the community and his love of trees were commemorated through the acquisition of land for this park in 1977. The Nature Conservancy of Canada acquired the property with funds donated by Bull's friends and relatives, other citizens, corporations and societies such as the Victoria Horticultural Society. It was later transferred to the District of North Saanich to be maintained as a public park.
Source: Planning Department, District of North Saanich
Éléments caractéristiques
Key elements that define the heritage character of the R.O. Bull Memorial Park include its:
- location near the west end of Wain Road in the Deep Cove neighbourhood
- remnants of old growth forest, including a full canopy of Western Red Cedars and Douglas Firs of notable size and age
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Colombie-Britannique
Autorité de reconnaissance
Administrations locales (C.-B.)
Loi habilitante
Local Government Act, art.954
Type de reconnaissance
Répertoire du patrimoine communautaire
Date de reconnaissance
2008/02/11
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
1977/01/01 à 1977/01/01
Thème - catégorie et type
- Établir une vie sociale et communautaire
- L'organisation communautaire
- Exprimer la vie intellectuelle et culturelle
- Les sports et les loisirs
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Loisirs
- Parc
Historique
Architecte / Concepteur
s/o
Constructeur
s/o
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Planning Department, District of North Saanich
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Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
DeRu-183
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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