Here is a newspaper advertisement placed by the Vancouver Portland Cement Company in 1908.

Vancouver Portland Cement Company advertisement, 1908 (Author's collection)
Vancouver Portland Cement Company advertisement, 1908 (Author’s collection)

Notice the office address of Rooms 24-26, Board of Trade Building, Victoria, B.C. This was the company’s Victoria office. The corporate head office had been moved to 26 King Street East, Toronto in 1906.

The Board of Trade Building is still standing in Bastion Square in downtown Victoria.

The Board of Trade Building, 31 Bastion Square, Victoria, B.C. The Vancouver Portland Cement Company had its head office in the Board of Trade Building from 1904-1906. The company kept its Victoria head office in the Board of Trade Building until 1919 (photo by Author)
The Board of Trade Building, 31 Bastion Square, Victoria, B.C. The Vancouver Portland Cement Company had its head office in the Board of Trade Building from 1904-1906. The company kept its Victoria head office in the Board of Trade Building until 1919 (photo by Author)

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