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About Victoria, BC

Victoria, the capital city of British Columbia, is located on the southernmost tip of Vancouver Island, halfway between Seattle and the city of Vancouver. Founded as a Hudson's Bay Company fort in 1843, the city was named in honor of Queen Victoria. Much of Victoria's British-influenced charm remains, thanks to an abundance of old Victorian homes, cricket fields and pubs. The tradition of afternoon tea is still alive and well in Victoria, although the city is anything but stodgy. It's a food city, with hip bistros on every corner, and some of the West Coast's most innovative cuisine. In fact, Victoria boasts the second highest number of restaurants per capita in North America (San Francisco is #1). Victorians are passionate about their city, and many cite the excellent climate as the reason. Mild year-round temperatures allow residents to get out and hike, kayak and picnic in the parks, harbours and gardens that surround them.

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Emily Carr, one of Canada's most important artists, was born in Victoria in 1871. She studied and taught painting for most of her life, but it wasn't until the 1930s that her work became internationally recognized. Turning to literature in her later years, Carr wrote her first novel "Klee Wyck" when she was 70 years old. The book went on to win the Governor's Medal for Literature. Carr died in Victoria in 1945, and was laid to rest in the Ross Bay Cemetery.

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