Book  (Apr 1993)  Page(s) 625.  
 
Hybrid Blanda (Shrub), medium pink, 1951, 'Betty Bland' x Seedling; Wright, P.H. Bud ovoid; flowers clear pink, semi-double, open medium; slightly fragrant; foliage leathery; very vigorous, upright growth; profuse, non-recurrent bloom.

Book  (1967)  Page(s) 46.  
 
Some All-Canadian Roses
by Fred Blakeney, Victoria, B.C.
Mr. Percy Wright of Saskatoon, Sask., must be considered one of the foremost hybridizers of species and near species roses in North America. He has been working on these roses for many years, and knows the reactions of various hardy roses when crossed with species roses.
His objective has always been to produce worthwhile garden roses that are hardy enough to withstand the extremely low temperatures of the Prairies in winter. [...]
Here is a list of Mr. Wright's originations in chronological order of introduction:
1951 "Victory Year", medium size, semi-double, clear pink.

Website/Catalog  (1949)  
 
"VICTORY YEAR* - probably a Blanda hybrid, but not thornless, nor particularly erect. This rose has the most valuable flower among our hybrids, of good form, double pink of a good tone, evenly diffused, soft, and non-fading. Among roses hardy to 50 below zero, it takes first place for quality."

Percy Wright Catalogue - Hardy and Semi-Hardy Roses - ca 1949 p.6