History

City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 99-3280. Photo Stuart Thomson. 1920 Japanese Canadian War Memorial War sentinel.

Dominion Photo Co. photo, Vancouver Public Library VPL 27129. 1919 Jones Tent and Awning Workplace Charles Jones is seen at the sewing machine in this photo of the interior of the then new Jones Tent and Awning workplace.

Photo: Watson Gloves. 1918 Watson Gloves Salesmen checking the new stock before they head off to work, these men were part of a long local tradition at Watson Gloves. Founded in 1918, the company still makes more than 1,000 gloves daily.

City of Vancouver Archives. Ref: AM1616-: CVA 136-082. 1895 William H. Malkin William H. Malkin arrived in Vancouver in the midst of a recession on January 1, 1895.

Did you know that British Columbia has its own language? Chinook Wawa is intimately linked with the history of BC and was spoken widely by native and non native people. Why not learn to speak British Columbian? https://www.youtube.

City of Vancouver Archives, Port P1494.2. Photo Stuart Thomson. 1936 Vancouver Cricket Team Game of stars.

Gerry Kahrmann / Canwest. 2010 Alexandre Bilodeau Alexandre Bilodeau’s victory in men’s mogul freestyle skiing made him the first Canadian to win an Olympic gold medal on home soil.

Ric Ernst / PNG. 2011 Vancouver Canucks The Canucks finish the 2011 season as the top team in the NHL then score playoff wins over the Chicago Blackhawks, Nashville Predators and San Jose Sharks to win the Western Conference.

Fred Schiffer / Vancouver Sun. 1971 Trudeau Wedding Private affair. Heads bowed in prayer, local lass Margaret Sinclair and sitting Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau marry in a secret ceremony at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church in North Vancouver.

City of Richmond Archives Photograph 1987 61 3. 1967 McDonald's The prices may have changed from 18 cents for a burger, but McDonald’s has remained as a bastion of fast food since it opened its first Canadian restaurant in Richmond, BC.