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5 museums you (probably) didn't know were in Metro Vancouver

5 museums you (probably) didn't know were in Metro Vancouver

From a museum full of replica masterpieces to the history of motorcycles
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'People wanted to learn more about Mount Pleasant': Historic tours return to Vancouver neighbourhood

'People wanted to learn more about Mount Pleasant': Historic tours return to Vancouver neighbourhood

"I think people appreciate that I try to include the stories of everyday people"
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Vancouver's aviation history: Boeing used to make planes in Coal Harbour

Vancouver's aviation history: Boeing used to make planes in Coal Harbour

Important chapters of Boeing's story involved Vancouver.
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5 things you (probably) didn't know about Ireland and Vancouver

5 things you (probably) didn't know about Ireland and Vancouver

From the first settlers to an incident involving a pig that nearly led to war to the Guinness family, Vancouver's got a lot of history connected to the Irish.
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Time Traveller: Famed North Shore photographer elevates food into art

Time Traveller: Famed North Shore photographer elevates food into art

A meal in a wheelbarrow? Jack Cash was taking fun and fancy food photos long before Instagram made it cool
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Vancou'd have been: Huge development with amusement park and wildlife sanctuary was proposed for Jericho Beach

Vancou'd have been: Huge development with amusement park and wildlife sanctuary was proposed for Jericho Beach

There was a time when the land now known as Jericho Beach Park was one of the most discussed patches of the city.
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5 odd historical moments in Vancouver you (probably) didn't know about

5 odd historical moments in Vancouver you (probably) didn't know about

From a ship the was nearly sank by accident by a gun in Stanley Park to a scandalous performance involving a watch and an ankle.
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5 things you (probably) don't know about Vancouver buildings

5 things you (probably) don't know about Vancouver buildings

From schools that became a mall, to a roof from Japan, to some very old windows
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5 things you (probably) didn't know about basketball in Vancouver

5 things you (probably) didn't know about basketball in Vancouver

From the first wheelchair team in Canada to the first NBA team website.
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Headlines from the past: A Coquitlam book store where no order was too obscure, no magazine too niche

Headlines from the past: A Coquitlam book store where no order was too obscure, no magazine too niche

Cody Books moved to Coquitlam's Westwood Mall in 1981.
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