History

Have you watched all 10 segments from our first season of our BC Was Awesome history show yet? And did you notice all of the amazing music we used from BC artists in them? Below are a sampling of some of the tracks we used, compiled into a Spotify pl

City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 447-2508. Photo Walter E.

Craig Hodge / Vancouver Sun. 2001 Celebration of Light In 2000, Benson & Hedges withdrew funding for the Symphony of Fire annual fireworks and music competition, which it had sponsored for a decade.

Ian Smith/PNG. 2010 Hornby Bike Lane Downtown got even more cycle-friendly with the completion of the Hornby Street bike lane. View the entire Metro Vancouver History 365 Series HERE .

Politicians have organized themselves into loose political factions from the earliest history of Vancouver. These were related to previous factions developed in Victoria. https://www.youtube.

Glen Baglo / Vancouver Sun. 1996 Point Atkinson Lighthouse In a move to reduce overhead, Point Atkinson Lighthouse in West Vancouver is refitted for automation, along with all the other lighthouses on the BC coast.

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City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 1477-168. Dominion Photo. 1931 Mayor Louis D. Taylor Mayoral touch. A city presence who just kept coming back, Mayor Louis D. Taylor pins a tassel on an interested party while canvassing for disabled children.

City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 586-1228. Photo Colt- man, Don Steffens Colmer. 1941 Gas Masks Just in time for Christmas, gas masks went on sale in Vancouver on December 14, 1941.

BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. 1970 Canucks Driving the puck home, Barry Wilkins (number 4) scores for the Canucks in the third period during their inaugural NHL game against the Los Angeles Kings.