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Imperial Oil Company Townsite, 1921

City of Vancouver Archives, Pan N140B. Photo W.J. Moore.

 City of Vancouver Archives, Pan N140B. Photo W.J. Moore.City of Vancouver Archives, Pan N140B. Photo W.J. Moore.

1921

Imperial Oil Company Townsite

Ioco was developed as a community near the head of Burrard Inlet for employees of the Imperial Oil Company, which had operated a refinery at the site since 1915. The name Ioco comes from the company’s initials.

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