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Map: Fascinating historic map shows forgotten and lost names of Vancouver places

You could have lived in the Liverpool neighbourhood of Albert City in New Georgia and bought vegetables that came from McRobert's Island through Eburne.

Dec 11, 2023 2:10 PM Read more >

5 things you (probably) didn't know about real estate around Vancouver

Real estate in Vancouver has always been a big deal.

Dec 10, 2023 2:24 PM Read more >

Time Traveller: Salvaging a ship that made 300 trips from Vancouver to Asia

The Empress of Japan, a CPR Steamship that featured a remarkable dragon figurehead, brought passengers, silks and tea to Canada

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Vancouver history: 13 photos capture early days of West 4th Avenue

When Kitsilano went from forest to neighbourhood

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5 things you (probably) didn't know about Coal Harbour

Fishing with dynamite, a Boeing factory, and the Kanaka Rancherie are all part of the Vancouver neighbourhood's history.

Dec 3, 2023 5:20 PM Read more >

5 things you (probably) didn't know about Shaughnessy

Here's how one of Vancouver's wealthiest neighbourhoods is connected to The Nanny

Nov 26, 2023 5:19 PM Read more >

Time Traveller: The 'Girls Cabin' housed Grouse Mountain Ski Club members

The North Vancouver-based ski club, which still exists today, was formed in 1927 by Lindsay Loutet and other powder seekers

Nov 26, 2023 7:04 AM Read more >

Headlines from the past: Coquitlam's old Forensic Psychiatric Hospital was 'one of the worst facilities I've ever seen'

The building was originally built in 1948 as a veterans hospital.

Nov 24, 2023 8:45 AM Read more >

5 historic tragedies in Vancouver you (probably) didn't know about

Vancouver has had its share of tragedies

Nov 21, 2023 7:30 AM Read more >

Vancou'd have been: A mega project 110 years ago would have turned Burrard Inlet into a lake

It could have altered the course of Metro Vancouver

Nov 16, 2023 1:50 PM Read more >