Joseph Seraphim Fortes (9 February 1863 – 4 February 1922) was a British-Canadian lifeguard . He was a prominent figure in the early history of Vancouver, and the city’s first official lifeguard.
When was Joe Fortes established?
In 1976 , the Joe Fortes Branch of the Vancouver City Library was established at 870 Denman Street, not far from English Bay and a tribute that would have pleased him, since it was put there for children to use daily.
Who started Joe Fortes?
When Bud Kanke , now a legendary restaurateur, but back then something of a trailblazer, decided to start an American-style steakhouse—which served fresh oysters on the half-shell to boot—and name it Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House, and open it in Vancouver precisely 100 years after Fortes arrived, it was a fortuitous, ...
