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unusual facts about Hope, British Columbia



1979 vote of no confidence in the government of James Callaghan

During his speech he made a famous put-down of Liberal leader David Steel, describing him as having "passed from rising hope to elder statesman without any intervening period whatsoever".

An Ode to Life

The drama achieved the highest viewership rate in Year 2004 (17%) despite being broadcast at the 7pm slot (which is generally perceived to have lower viewership figures), defeating other popular dramas in the same year such as Spice Siblings, Double Happiness and A Child's Hope 2.

Annie Lim

Lim opened her first Canadian custom-cake shop, called "Chocolate Lover Cakes", in Richmond, British Columbia.

Arvinder Singh Bubber

Arvinder Singh Bubber is the first chancellor of Kwantlen Polytechnic University located in the South Fraser region of British Columbia’s Lower Mainland.

Babine, British Columbia

Babine, British Columbia (population ~159) is a town in British Columbia.

Battle of Fort Cumberland

Commodore Sir George Collier had previously dispatched the HMS Vulture into the Bay of Fundy on rumors of privateering activity there, so he ordered the HMS Hope to locate the Vulture so that she could assist.

Bruce Carroll

In 2012 Carroll co-wrote the piece Hands of Hope with fellow performers, David Meece and David L Cook.

Bryan Malessa

His story "Looking Out For Hope" (Voices of the Xiled, Doubleday, 1994) in memory of Raymond Carver was made into a short film directed by Phil Harder and scored by the rock band Low.

Canlan Ice Sports Etobicoke

The arena is owned and operated by Canlan Ice Sports Corporation, of Burnaby, British Columbia.

Carol Windley

Born in Tofino, British Columbia and raised in British Columbia and Alberta, Windley's debut short story collection, Visible Light (1993) won the 1993 Bumbershoot Award, and was nominated for the 1993 Governor General's Award for English Fiction and the 1994 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize.

Celebration of Light

The Honda Celebration of Light (formerly known as Benson & Hedges Symphony of Fire) is an annual musical fireworks competition in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Chin Christian College

Among the first lecturers at CCC were Rev. Zam Mang, Rev. Tial Lian, and Rev. Dr. Jones Mang Hope.

Chinese exonyms

"London Heathrow Airport" is usually rendered in Chinese text as 倫敦希斯路機場 (Lúndūn Xīsīlù Jīchǎng), with the English pronunciation of 'London' fairly accurate, and of 'Heathrow' less accurate: literally as Chinese this means "kinship, honest" (for London), "hope/rare, given/this, road" (for Heathrow), "aircraft, field", with the last syllable of "Heathrow" rendered as "lu" although the more accurate "lo" and "lou" are known Chinese words.

Cypriot Annan Plan referendums, 2004

The British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said, "We will respect the choice which Greek Cypriots have expressed today. But I hope that they will continue to reflect on whether this choice is the right one for them."

Edward Stamp

Edward Stamp (1814–1872) was an English mariner and entrepreneur who contributed to the early economic development of British Columbia and Vancouver Island.

Footprints Recruiting

Footprints Recruiting is an ESL teacher placement agency headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010

On 19 February it was revealed that France 2 had selected Congolese singer and dancer Jessy Matador to represent France at Eurovision, with the hope of creating a summer hit and to promote the 2010 FIFA World Cup in France.

George Louden

Business meant Louden never had the tiniest hope of going on an tour to Australia, though he was doubtless much better suited to the cast-iron Australian pitches than any English professional bowler of the time.

George Rickey

In 2010, his sculpture "Two Open Rectangles, Horizontal" that was located in situ west of the SBC (now ATT) office building in downtown Dallas was moved to a site just outside the Bob Hope Peristyle Courtyard of the Owen Art Center, which houses SMU's Meadows School of the Arts.

Going Spanish

Hope told Walter Winchell that he had starred in the film and then added "When they catch Dillinger, they're going to make him sit through it twice."

Gordon Palmer

Colonel Palmer married, May 6, 1950, in Duns, Lorna Eveline Hope, daughter of Charles William Hugh Bailie, of Manderston, Berwickshire, by which marriage the Palmer family came into possession of Manderston.

Government College of Technology, Coimbatore

The Government College of Technology, Coimbatore was founded in 1945 as Arthur Hope College of Technology (named after Arthur Hope, 2nd Baron Rankeillour), under the patronage of the philanthropist Gopalswamy Doraiswamy Naidu (G.D. Naidu).

Hope and Anchor, Islington

Other bands which played at the Hope and Anchor include The Cure, The Stranglers, The Only Ones, The Police, The Stray Cats, The Pogues, Dire Straits, U2, Joy Division, Oliver Coates, The Men They Couldn't Hang amongst others.

I'm a Realist

Recorded at the Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, British Columbia with Franz Ferdinand vocalist and guitarist Alex Kapranos, the song received mastering treatment at Alchemy, London, United Kingdom.

Islamic Supreme Council of America

According to an unidentified blogger of the weblog "Sufi Muslim Council Exposed", in 2005 Kabbani told UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw: “We are glad to see changes taking place in the political mechanisms in the Middle East. We hope to see an end to tyranny and we are happy to observe a strong upsurge in freedom of speech, freedom of belief and political openness in the region.”

J. S. Woodsworth

He died in Vancouver, British Columbia in early 1942, and his ashes were scattered in the Strait of Georgia.

Janet Panic

The couple moved to Vancouver, British Columbia together in 1992 where Janet took a job at Punch Lines Comedy Club and met Canadian comedian Brent Butt.

Japanese submarine I-26

In the evening of 20 June 1942, while patrolling two miles off the coast of British Columbia, I-26 surfaced and shelled the lighthouse and radio-direction-finding (RDF) installation at Estevan Point.

Joel Palmer

Between 1858 and 1861 he spent time in British Columbia as a merchant to prospectors in the gold rushes of the Thompson River, Similkameen Valley, and Fraser River.

Johan Nygaardsvold

He took jobs in British Columbia in Canada, and Kalispell, Montana, and Spokane, Washington in USA before returning to Norway in 1907, having followed a career as an Industrial Workers of the World agitator.

Joseph A. Dandurand

Joseph A. Dandurand is a Kwantlen Indian (Xalatsep) from Kwantlen First Nation in British Columbia.

K-class ferry

Both the Kulleet and the Klatawa were owned and operated by Metro Vancouver's Transportation Authority, TransLink, and they ran the Albion ↔ Fort Langley route on the Fraser River, between the Maple Ridge suburb of Albion on the North, to McMillan Island in Fort Langley, to the south.

King's Stairs Gardens

The park was given Village Green status in March 2012 by Southwark Council under the Commons Act 2006, a move which campaigners hope will thwart any future development.

Lee Ann Womack

On December 11, 2000, Womack performed "I Hope You Dance" at the annual Nobel Peace Prize concert.

Lucinda Green

Lucinda Jane Prior-Palmer was born in Andover, Hampshire, England to Major-General George Erroll Prior-Palmer (died 1977) and Lady Doreen Hersey Winifred Hope, a daughter of the second Marquess of Linlithgow, who served as Viceroy of India from 1936 to 1943.

Maelstrom

Skookumchuck Narrows is a tidal rapids that develops whirlpools, on the Sunshine Coast (British Columbia), Canada.

Mocha Island

Professor Lisa Matisoo-Smith of the University of Otago and José-Miguel Ramírez-Aliaga of the University of Valparaíso hope to win agreement soon with the locals of Mocha Island to begin an excavation search for Polynesian remains on the island.

NCIX

Also in 2011, NCIX was the first to open an official Samsung Partnership store in North America, located in Aberdeen Centre, City of Richmond, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia.

Okanagan Basin Water Board

The Okanagan Basin Water Board is a water governance body designated to identify and resolve critical water issues for the Okanagan watershed in British Columbia, Canada.

Olympian Publishing

The Union of Hope and Sadness: The Art of Gail Potocki (2006) (with introduction by Jim Rose of The Jim Rose Circus)

Rob Shick

The former referee Rob Shick (born December 4, 1957 in Port Alberni, British Columbia) was a National Hockey League referee beginning with the 1985–86 NHL season.

Saint-Pal-de-Mons

It was the birthplace of the missionary bishop, Paul Durieu, O.M.I. (1830–1899), first Bishop of New Westminster in British Columbia, Canada.

Sato Pharmaceutical Canada Inc

The company's Canadian headquarters are located in Vancouver, British Columbia.

School District 20 Kootenay-Columbia

School District No. 20 (Kootenay-Columbia) is a school district in southeastern British Columbia.

Scopula frigidaria

It is found from Fennoscandia to the Kamchatka Peninsula and in northern North America, where it occurs across the boreal forest region, from Alaska across the Northwest Territories and Nunavut to Newfoundland, and in the mountains south to southern Wisconsin, Alberta and British Columbia.

Sophie Atkinson

Taking advantage of Canadian Pacific’s free passes to artists and writers, she travelled from British Columbia through Canada to Calgary, Ottawa and Montreal.

Soulcatcher

A Soulcatcher (Haboolm Ksinaalgat, 'keeper of breath') is an amulet (Aatxasxw) used by the shaman (Halayt) of the Pacific Northwest Coast of British Columbia and Alaska.

Steffy Forrester

Since 2010, Steffy's storyline has revolved around a love triangle with Hope and her husband Liam Spencer (Scott Clifton).

Stone sheep

Stone's Sheep are primarily found in Northern British Columbia and can often be seen by travellers licking minerals along the side of the Alaska Highway in areas such as Summit Lake, Stone Mountain Provincial Park and Muncho Lake Provincial Park.

Voice of Hope

Voice of Hope seeks to provide children living in the neighborhoods of West Dallas with strong character models, education support, life skills, and family support services needed to become productive Christian citizens.


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