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| Wain Park |
Municipally owned Wain Park is situated south of Birch Road and north of Wain Road. The park is identified by a large wooden sign hedgerows, baseball diamonds, tennis courts, a basketball court and a large grassed soccer field. Wain Park, an important green space in the North Saanich community, is associated with the commemoration of British Columbia’s Centennial celebration.
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The name of the park honours North Saanich pioneer, Henry Wain (1826-1914), who had originally pre-empted lands nearby. Wain was born in Kent, England, and immigrated to Canada in 1850 to work as a carpenter for the Hudson’s Bay Company. He first came to North Saanich to build a barn. Wain liked the area so he bought land to farm. He continued to work as a carpenter and helped to build the Deep Cove Hall which was on the North East corner of West Saanich and Wain Road. As an entrepreneur he operated a tavern, the first North Saanich Post Office, a stage coach between Deep Cove area and Victoria and had eight children with his English wife Sarah. |
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Setting within a low-density neighbourhood; |
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Mature specimen trees and hedge row plantings along the perimeter; |
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Large 1958 sign, made from wood and concrete, with commemorative Centennial plaque and dogwood motif. |
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