History

Nick Didlick / Vancouver Sun. 1972 The Royal Bounty Herring bounty. The captain of the Royal Bounty instructs crew members as they prepare to pump herring from their net during a herring roe opening in Baynes Sound near Union Bay on Vancouver Island.

Arlen Redekop / PNG. 2010 Gold Medal The golden goal. The gold medal men’s hockey game between Canada and the US was dramatic and emotional. Sidney Crosby is seen raising his arms after clinching Canada’s victory by scoring at 7:40 in overtime.

Port Coquitlam Heritage and Cultural Society. 1930 Wild Duck Inn A Port Coquitlam landmark until its demolition in 2008, the Wild Duck Inn underwent “Tudor Revival” touches and was moved near the Lougheed Highway in 1930.

PNG. 1992 Britannia Heritage Shipyard Built to last. At 100 years old the Britannia Heritage Shipyard received the National Historic Site distinction. View the entire Metro Vancouver History 365 Series HERE .

PNG. 1975 Russian Roulette Location: Vancouver. George Segal, playing RCMP Cpl. Timothy Shave in the 1975 film Russian Roulette , takes aim from the roof of the Hotel Vancouver.

Deni Eagland / Vancouver Sun. 1981 UBC Asian Studies Centre Serene centre. A place of elegance, the Asian Studies Centre at the University of British Columbia began to take shape in 1974 and was finally completed in 1981.

Vancouver Sun. 1966 Bob Brown Hall of Famer. Looking every inch his nickname of Mr. Baseball, Bob Brown, seen here in his Vancouver Beavers uniform, was a key organizer of Vancouver baseball from 1910 to 1962, when he died.

Ric Ernst / PNG.

Vancouver Sun. 1972 Howard Hughes Famous billionaire and recluse Howard Hughes arrived in Vancouver in 1972 for a six-month stay, but this sketch in the Vancouver Sun, drawn with much speculation, was the most that anyone ever saw.

Harbour Publishing Archives. 1967 Nancy Greene Nancy Greene, for whom several ski runs, roads and hot-chocolate recipes are named, won top honours in the first Women’s World Cup ski event. View the entire Metro Vancouver History 365 Series HERE .