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Imperial Oil Company Townsite, 1921

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