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Every day we share a photo from our Instagram hashtag ( #vancouverisawesome ) shot by our faithful and talented readers (that’s you!). Today's is courtesy of Navroop K who shared an image of a recent Canucks open practice/scrimmage.

One of the subjects of this historical Vancouver photo writes: "Flette, Gordon, Dave, Jim, Mickey - Sea Cadets from RCSCC Captain Vancouver, after drill and band practice. Going for a hamburger on Granville street.

SCENE AND HEARD showcases the independent music scene here in Vancouver.

Remember St Bernadine 's SIGNS OF VANCOUVER goodness that we shared with you a couple of months ago? When you looked at all of those illustrations did you think to yourself "Damn! I wish I could get my hands on a limited edition print of that/those.

One of the subjects of this historical Vancouver photo writes: "My girlfriend, Betty Landgraf, from Stave Falls, and I (Lula Dever) from Mission City are wearing the outfits we made in our Home Economics class at Mission High School.

The daughter of the subject of this historical Vancouver photo writes: "My mother Rose slipped and fell in her kitchen. She walked around for two weeks on what she thought was a sprained ankle.

Vancouver Ink exposes you (and your friends') Vancouver-themed tattoos! We have an obvious fascination with pride-of-place and how it manifests, and getting a tattoo showing your pride and love for something is perhaps the ultimate commitment.

UBC Botanical Garden is Canada's oldest continuously operating university botanical garden. The original mission of the garden was research into the native flora of British Columbia.

One of our sister sites in the Canada Is Awesome network, Calgary Is Awesome, got a facelift! Click below to check out the new CalgaryIsAwesome.

How well do you know Vancouver? It’s pretty easy to find more famous landmarks, like Science World and the Olympic Cauldron.