Dewdney
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Dewdney may refer to:
People with the surname Dewdney:
- Dewdney, British ColumbiaDewdney, British ColumbiaDewdney is an unincorporated community in the Central Fraser Valley of British Columbia, Canada, about 15 km east of the town of Mission. It was incorporated as a district municipality in 1893 but has since become unincorporated and is now represented as part of Electoral Area 'G' in the...
, an unincorporated community, formerly a district municipality, in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia - Dewdney (electoral district)Dewdney (electoral district)Dewdney was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its predecessor was the riding of Westminster-Dewdney, which was created for the 1894 election from a partition of the Westminster riding, which was a rural-area successor to the original New Westminster...
, a former electoral district in British Columbia, Canada - Dewdney-Alouette Regional DistrictDewdney-Alouette Regional DistrictThe Dewdney-Alouette Regional District was a regional district in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada, comprising the district municipalities of Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge and Mission and uncincorporated areas east to the Harrison River and north to the southern end of Lillooet Lake...
, a former regional district in British Columbia, Canada - Regina DewdneyRegina DewdneyRegina Dewdney is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. This district includes the neighbourhoods of Dewdney, Crescent Park, Glenelm Park, Glenelm Park South, Gardiner Park, Arcola East-North Side, Gardiner Heights, Wood Meadows, Glencairn and half of...
, a federal electoral district in Regina, Saskatachewan, Canada. - The Dewdney Trail, an important colonial-era route across southern British Columbia from Hope in the Fraser Valley to Wild Horse Creek in the East Kootenay.
- The Dewdney Trunk RoadDewdney Trunk RoadThe Dewdney Trunk Road was one of the earliest major roads in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia, Canada, originally running from Port Moody to its original destination at Dewdney, just east of Mission...
, one of the earliest main roads in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia and today a series of arterial routes between Port Moody and Mission
People with the surname Dewdney:
- Alexander DewdneyAlexander DewdneyAlexander Keewatin Dewdney is a Canadian mathematician, computer scientist and philosopher who has written a number of books on the future and implications of modern computing. He has also written one work of fiction, The Planiverse...
(born 1941), Canadian mathematician, computer scientist and philosopher - Christopher DewdneyChristopher DewdneyChristopher Dewdney is a Canadian writer and poet.He was born in London, Ontario, and presently lives in Toronto, where he is a professor at York University. He is the long-time partner of writer Barbara Gowdy. Winner of the 2007 Harbourfront Festival Prize, he is the author of four books of...
(born 1951), Canadian poet - Edgar DewdneyEdgar DewdneyEdgar Dewdney, PC was a Canadian politician born in Devonshire, England. He served as Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories and the fifth Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.-Early life and career:...
(1835–1916), Canadian surveyor, engineer, politician, and provincial Lieutenant-Governor - Selwyn DewdneySelwyn DewdneySelwyn Hanington Dewdney was an author, illustrator, artist, activist and pioneer in both art therapy and pictography.- Early life :...
(1909–1979), Canadian author, illustrator and artist, father of Alexander and Christopher - Tom DewdneyTom DewdneyDavid Thomas Dewdney was a West Indian cricketer who played in nine Tests between 1955 and 1958. He was in the car driven by Garry Sobers when it collided with a truck and caused the death of fellow test player Collie Smith...
(born 1933), West Indian cricketer