July 22nd is the 160th Anniversary of VI’s precedent-setting election in 1856, the first Parliament in the west, pre-Confederation! And this year is the 150th Anniversary of VI’s Flag. (press release below) …Heritage matters to Islanders! Laurie Gourlay President, VICCS Vancouver Island & Coast Conservation Society, Box 333, Cedar, B.C., V9X 1W1 250.722.3444, (viccs@shaw.ca) www.viccs.vcn.bc.ca …