This is the start of a network of businesses and services that support and cater to the local Anglophiles and Ex-pat community.
For inexpensive but great nosh
The following links and websites are suggested for more information and background on Vancouver and for items of interest to Anglophiles:
LOYAL SOCIETIES
Royal Commonwealth Society, Mainland BC Branch
Welsh Society of Vancouver
Little Mountain Brass Band
British Columbia Genealogical Society
Royal Society of St. George in England
www.royalsocietyofstgeorge.com
St. George’s Society of Toronto
St. George of England Society of Alberta
http://www.albertaenglishclub.ca/
Alberta St. George of England Society (in Edmonton)
http://www.albertaenglishclub.ca/
Royal St. George’s Society of Halifax
http://www.royalstgeorgessocietyhalifax.org/
St. George’s Society of New York
Royal Society of St. George in Australia
http://royalsocietyofstgeorge.com.au
Monarchist League of Canada
Royal Commonwealth Society of Canada
Churchill Society of British Columbia
Vancouver Morris Men
Tiddley Cove Morris
For some interesting Expat British Stuff try:
The Telegraph
or you could try:
www.britsintheus.com
For general information on Vancouver try
www.bcpassport.com
And the local newspaper, the Vancouver Sun is at
Celtic Fest Vancouver:
UK Trade and Investment Canada:
The Website of the Royal Society of St. George can be found at:
www.royalsocietyofstgeorge.com
Some great Brit links at Society of St. George, Toronto
St.George Soc. Toronto
Our sister society in Alberta St. George of England Society, Alberta.
St.George Soc. Alberta
The Monarchy website is at
www.royal.gov.uk
For the Churchill Society, London
www.churchill-society-london.org.uk
For the BBC try:http://www.bbc.co.uk what else?
Morris Dancing anyone? then try:
www.vancouvermorrismen.org
or perhaps…
For some good quality photographs around England try:
www.imagesofengland.org.uk
To start your Genealogical Search try the Mormon site at www.familysearch.com and also try the British 1901 census at www.census.pro.gov.uk – it has been heavily oversubscribed so expect problems.
Ever worked in the UK? then you should join the Canadian Alliance of British Pensioners at:
www.britishpensions.bc.ca
There’s some good stuff on the Anglophile site at www.anglophile.co.uk
and there’s an interesting UK-Canada Immigration group which can be checked out at
groups.yahoo.com/group/britaintocanadaimmigration
Other Linksx
Bard on the Beach
Emigrate Canada
Remember to submit your favourite (and most useful) sites for inclusion here and to let us know what you think of these sites