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Society launches campaign to buy Ross Bay Villa – December 10, 2014

VICTORIA NEWS ARTICLE Society launches campaign to buy Ross Bay Villa by Tammy Schuster – Victoria News posted Dec 10, 2014 at 4:00 PM Broken-windows covered with plastic, walls brown with filth, and an overgrown yard strewn with garbage and old cars. Once dilapidated and set for demolition in 1999, today Ross Bay Villa is […]

Ross Bay Villa celebrates John A. Macdonald

VICTORIA NEWS ARTICLE: Ross Bay Villa celebrates John A. Macdonald Published April 28, 2015 Sir John A. Macdonald— Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Canada’s first prime minister Sir John A. Macdonald is returning to Victoria to help celebrate the 150th anniversary of the construction of Ross Bay Villa. On Sunday (May 3), the Salon Acting Company […]

‘Father of Confederation’ raising funds for historic villa

‘Father of Confederation’ raising funds for historic villa CARLA WILSON / TIMES COLONIST 
MAY 1, 2015 10:47 PM Don’t be surprised if you see a former prime minister in town this weekend. An actor portraying Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada’s first PM, will stage a performance to help a local group raise money to buy […]

Times Colonist article – December 4, 2014

Society out to save Ross Bay Villa CARLA WILSON / Times Colonist December 4, 2014 Photograph By ADRIAN LAM / Times Colonist Supporters of Ross Bay Villa are mounting a fundraising campaign to pay off the historic building’s mortgage and take ownership of the restored Victoria property. The Ross Bay Villa Society needs $74,000 to […]

Annual Report – 2014

Press Ross Bay Villa Society – Annual Report of Directors to the Membership  by Society President Simone Vogel-Horridge Presented at the Annual General Meeting held on March 29th, 2014 in the Dining Room at Ross Bay Villa Since our incorporation as a society in January of last year many things have happened. Looking back I can […]

AGM 2014 – New Board Elected

Press New Ross Bay Society Board Elected at Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of the Ross Bay Villa Society was held in the Dining Room of Ross Bay Villa on Saturday March 29, 2014 at 12:30pm. The following Directors were re-elected to the Board: Simone Vogel-Horridge; Davyd McMinn; Nick Russell; and Mike Hewison. […]