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1890s -- John Joseph Nickson emigrated with his wife Jane and family from England to Victoria, B.C. where he built bridges for the E. and N. Railway and supervised the construction of the Victoria Elk Lake waterworks. In 1888 he was appointed Superintendent of the Vancouver Waterworks and installed the first water system in Vancouver from Capilano dam to all parts of the city which included placing the first pipes under the First Narrows. He oversaw many engineering projects throughout B.C. and Alberta. He retired to Sechelt circa 1907 and died in 1912

Photograph courtesy the Vancouver City Archives. See also oversize photograph 6.15.127