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Ken
Roueche, "A FAIRFIELD HISTORY": The story of the many great Canadians who have called Fairfield home: the Father of British Columbia, the Hanging Judge and the Royal Family of Hockey, just to name a few. And, the events that shaped Fairfield including The Guns of Dallas Road, the 1909 real estate
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Another small neighbourhood centre, known as Five
Corners, is located at the intersection of Moss Street and Fairfield Road, featuring Sir James Douglas Elementary School, Fairfield United Church, Fairfield Bicycles, a general store, fish and chips shop, veterinary clinic and other services. This
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Vancouver Island. The ocean waters off of the Point and along the Dallas Road waterfront are very popular with wind surfing and para-sailing enthusiasts thanks to strong on-shore winds. Clover Point is also the site of one of Victoria's two sewage pumping station's and a possible
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The FGCA operates from and maintains the
Fairfield Community Place, Fairfield's only neighbourhood centre. Its various committees help organize special events, recycling programs, beach cleanups, emergency preparedness programs, review and publicize planning and zoning changes, increase public
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trees, low-height buildings and the absence of bisecting roads, is a popular shopping and social strip in
Fairfield, with cafés, restaurants, small boutiques and grocery stores. In 2006, proposed developments within this part of Fairfield sparked concern and debate among local residents.
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location has historically been a hub of community activity since the community's earliest days. The school yard of Sir James
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Wellington Avenue. It is bounded to the east by
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