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flag On Feb. 14, 1889, MP Arthur Wellington Ross promoted Vancouver’s development through a humorous real estate ad tied to the CPR’s western terminus.

flag On February 14, 1889, Arthur Wellington Ross, a federal MP for Lisgar, Manitoba, was featured in a humorous real estate ad promoting his firm Ross and Ceperley, which sold land for the Canadian Pacific Railway’s western terminus in Granville—later Vancouver. flag The ad praised Ross’s legislative work while noting his partner Henry Tracy Ceperley managed local operations. flag Ross, a key figure in Vancouver’s early development, used his political influence to secure land and promote the city’s potential, reflecting the close link between railway expansion and urban growth in British Columbia.

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