Forest Action Network (Victoria, B.C.)
Forest Action Network (FAN) is a networking organization that works in collaboration with a number of stakeholders in the natural resource sector on management of natural resources, especially trees and forests.
Forman, H. Buxton (Harry Buxton), 1842-1917
James Forman (1860-1944) and his wife Hannah Selina (née Logan, 1861-1929) came to B.C. from Nova Scotia in 1890, and lived at 609 Toronto St, James Bay, from 1892-1903. James was a long-time associate of Heisterman, Forman & Co, a real estate, insurance and financial business. Before coming to Victoria, he had engaged in business in Nova Scotia, New York and Germany. James was instrumental in organizing Victoria’s real estate agents and served a term as president of the Real Estate Board. He often served as an expert witness on assessment appeals because of his lengthy experience in real estate. He was also a Justice of the Peace. Outside his business interests, James was active with the Royal Jubilee Hospital and served as a director for many years. Helen Tremaine, the Formans’ daughter, married Capt. Gordon L. W. MacDonald of the Royal Canadian Artillery in 1936 in Nova Scotia. They lived in Halifax until her father’s death.
Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970
E. M. Forster was born in London. He is principally known as a novelist and was associated with the Bloomsbury Group, which included Virginia Woolf. Among his best known works are "A Room With A View" (1911) and "A Passage To India" (1924). Many of his novels have been dramatized. He also wrote short stories, drama, non-fiction and criticism. He died at King's College, Cambridge, where he had resided since the mid 1940s. His friend, Sir Alec Randall was with the British legation in Bucharest, Rumania, and was later appointed to serve in Rome.