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

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

They keep putting guns in Stanley Park.
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Photos: This is what grocery shopping looked like over 100 years ago in Vancouver

Photos: This is what grocery shopping looked like over 100 years ago in Vancouver

Grocery shopping is one thing that's been pretty constant in Vancouver since the founding of the city in 1886.
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