Tod House, 1975

Daily Colonist, 16 June Dec 1975

Oak Bay Seeks Help to fix historic house

Vancouver Island residents are being asked to check their parlors and bookshelves for artifacts or information that would assist Oak Bay Municipality in its proposed restoration of the recently-acquired Tod House.

The request came Monday after Ald Doug McLelland told council of receiving a phone call from a Tod family member with information on the original furnishing of the 125-year-old house built by John Tod, chief trader with the Hudson’s Bay Company.

McLelland said he hoped others would come forward with similar assistance.

The Heron Street house was jointly purchased by the province and the municipality for $65,000.