Queen Elizabeth Planetarium Queen Elizabeth Planetarium The Queen Elizabeth Planetarium or Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium is a former planetarium located in Coronation Park in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was the first planetarium in Canada, operating between 1960 and 1983. Designed by Walter Tefler and R. F. Duke, it was named to commemorate the visit of Elizabeth II in 1959. In 1958 a proposal was put before Edmonton City Council to build a permanent civic memorial to mark the visit of Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in July 1959. Originally there were three projects proposed a 30.8 metre (94 foot) trilon
MV Queen of the Islands MV Queen of the Islands M/V "Queen of the Islands" was a RORO ferry operated by BC Ferries between 1963 and 1991. Although the passenger areas provided for an enjoyable travel experience for the general public, she was much maligned by the crews that worked on her, and the "Queen of the Islands" quickly garnered a reputation as being one of the most unloved ships ever to have operated with BC Ferries. The "Queen of the Islands" was built by the Burrard Drydock Co. Ltd. in North Vancouver in 1963. "Queen of the Islands" entered service in 1963 on the